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Definition of Elicit

Elicit

  1. Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
  2. To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out against the will; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to elicit truth by discussion.

Elicit Quotations

Staying married may have long-term benefits. You can elicit much more sympathy from friends over a bad marriage than you ever can from a good divorce.
P. J. O'Rourke

A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society; other persons will also be good.
Bhumibol Adulyadej

There are certain people who elicit a really passionate response. It's crazy. That's my Alexander Wang theory.
Taylor Swift

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.
John Buchan

Comedy and horror are cousins; they're related. They both come from storytellers who want to specifically affect the audience and elicit specific reactions during the movie.
Jason Reitman
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Elicit Translations

elicit in German is entlocken, hervorlocken
elicit in Norwegian is lokke fram
elicit in Spanish is sacar
elicit in Swedish is framkalla, framlocka

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