Elicit meaning

What does “elicit” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“elicit” is a verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).

elicit

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
“arouse pity”
“raise a smile”
Synonymsarouse enkindle kindle evoke fire raise provoke
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
“We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant”
Synonymseduce evoke extract draw out
derive by reason
“elicit a solution”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University