3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elicit \E*lic"it\, a. [L. elictus p. p. of elicere to elicit; e
+ lacere to entice. Cf {Delight}, {Lace}.]
Elicited; drawn out made real; open evident. [Obs.] ``An
elicit act of equity.'' --Jer. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elicit \E*lic"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elicited}; p. pr & vb
n. {Eliciting}.]
To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out
against the will to deduce by reason or argument; as to
elicit truth by discussion.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
elicit
v 1: call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses; "arouse
pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {arouse},
{enkindle}, {kindle}, {evoke}, {fire}, {raise}, {provoke}]
2: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) [syn: {educe},
{evoke}, {extract}, {draw out}]
3: derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
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