a. | 1. | Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident. |
v. t. | 1. | To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out against the will; to deduce by reason or argument; |
Verb | 1. | elicit - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
2. | elicit - deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" | |
3. | elicit - derive by reason; "elicit a solution" |