elicit
pronunciation
How to pronounce elicit in British English:
UK [iˈlɪsɪt]
How to pronounce elicit in American English:
US [iˈlɪsɪt]
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- Verb:
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- derive by reason
Word Origin
- elicit (v.)
- 1640s, from Latin elicitus, past participle of elicere "draw out, draw forth," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + -licere, comb. form of lacere "to entice, lure, deceive" (related to laqueus "noose, snare;" see lace (n.)). Related: Elicited; eliciting; elicits; elicitation.
Example
- 1. As this would elicit a bias response .
- 2. Hence , the patient will experience new symptoms as these other pathways elicit undesired effects .
- 3. These are questions that rarely elicit illuminating responses .
- 4. For something that few had heard of a month ago , the online currency bitcoin tends to elicit pretty strong responses .
- 5. Pure m2e does not elicit strong immune reactions when injected as a vaccine , so all groups have attached m2e to molecules that do provoke a strong response .