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e·lic·it
 elicit
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- pronunciation:
lI
siht
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
elicits, eliciting, elicited |
| definition 1: |
to draw or bring out.
I hoped to elicit her ideas on the matter.- synonyms:
- educe
- similar words:
- draw, evoke, extract, pull
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| definition 2: |
to call forth; evoke.
His remark elicited several boos from the audience.The question "How are you?" often elicits a response of "Fine."The joke elicited few laughs from the crowd.- synonyms:
- draw, evoke
- similar words:
- occasion
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| related words: |
ballot, derive, excite, irritate, procure |
| derivations: |
elicitable (adj.), elicitation (n.), elicitor (n.) |
The word elicit
contains the following part:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
educate, eject, elaborate, elect, eligible, eloquent, elude, emancipate, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emit, enormous, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, event, evict, evident, evolution, evolve
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