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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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