Complete Definition of "elicit"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-elicit.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪsɪt|-ɪsɪt

Verb
en-verb

  1. To obtain information from someone or something; to generate or obtain, as a response or answer.

#:Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane.
#:''Did you elicit a response?

Translations

Finnish: saada selville
Spanish: sonsacar#Spanish|sonsacar, obtener#Spanish|obtener :es:sonsacar|(es)
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Swedish: locka fram, framkalla, väcka, få fram

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