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Definitions for Elicit

[1] to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke: to elicit the truth; to elicit a response with a question.
[2] to give rise to; evoke to elicit a sharp retort
[3] to bring to light to elicit the truth

Words related to Elicit

extort, wrest, wring, obtain, evoke, extract, evolve, derive, rattle, exact, bite, milk, fetch, bring, evince, shake, squeeze, cause, educe, badger

Words nearby Elicit

eli, elia, eliade, elias, eliche, elicit, elide, eligible, eligible paper, elihu, elijah

Origin of Elicit

1635–45; < Latin ēlicitus drawn out (past participle of ēlicere ), equivalent to ē- e-1 + lici- draw, lure + -tus past participle suffix

Words that may be confused with Elicit

elicit, illicit

Other words from Elicit

e·lic·i·ta·tion , noun
e·lic·i·tor , noun
non·e·lic·it·ed , adjective
un·e·lic·it·ed , adjective

Word origin for Elicit

C17: from Latin ēlicere to lure forth, from licere to entice

Synonyms for Elicit

bring out, evoke, extort, extract, obtain, wrest, wring, badger, bite, bring, cause, derive, educe, evince, evolve, exact, fetch, milk, rattle, shake, squeeze, arm-twist, bring forth, bring to light, call forth, give rise to, put muscle on, put the arm on, shake down