Elicit is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for ELICIT in dictionary:

VERB:
• to draw forth
• evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone
• draw forth (something that is latent or potential) into existence
• bring about (a response or reaction)
• 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.
• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
• deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
• derive by reason
ADJECTIVE:
• Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to educe

Words related to ELICIT

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Words that contain ELICIT

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How to use ELICIT in a sentence

• A full confirmation of this is to be found in the frequent outrages against law and order reported in the newspapers, and which there elicit little regard.
• But questioning Jerry did not elicit any new or immediate cause for worry.
• These Readers have also been specially designed to elicit thought and facilitate literary composition.
• It is altogether too familiar a result to elicit remark.
• Ingratitude is a vice attributed to Bengalis by people who have done little or nothing to elicit the corresponding virtue.
• A report from this lookout was what he hoped to elicit by the remark which he wished to make.
• The history that I have thus briefly sketched, will elicit from every reflecting mind at least two deductions of some importance to the intelligent Mason.
• No one could elicit anything beyond politeness from him.
• But, as this produced no effect, and did not even elicit a groan, the prisoner was carried back to Newgate.
• Elicit interest from within, by the warmth with which you care for the topic yourself, and by following the laws I have laid down.
• He soon showed the company that he knew his business, and could perform it with an ease and certainty which failed not to elicit universal esteem and commendation.
• If performed by a lady and gentleman it never fails to elicit great applause.
• Satellite telescopes now under construction are expected to elicit far more information than even the 200-inch giant at Mount Palomar.
• In conversation they could express only very simple notions, nor could I promptly elicit more from them.
• Her health and her happiness in that sphere should elicit her deepest maternal consideration.
• Her home surroundings are not such as to inspire confidence or from which to elicit encouragement.
• Neither the incidents nor the hero of the piece, indeed, were of a nature to elicit the full play of his genius.
• The special strain and pressure of war cannot elicit from the majority of men the religion which is occupied with the saving of self.
• So that it is almost impossible that the great news should elicit merely some unworthy explosion of gratified self-conceit.
• All are familiar with the subtlety of lawyers, whose task it is to elicit a single sense out of a heap of contradictory statutes.
• They would never have been needed to elicit information from me, for I should have spent my nights inventing matter to confess in the daytime.
• Thresk himself did not mention it and the counsel for the Crown had no hint which could help him to elicit it.
• With this he relapsed into the torpor we had disturbed, and no further word did we elicit.
• But it was not until some time after the commencement of their friendship that Herbert could elicit from his companion the history of his former life.
• If these elicit knowledge unconsciously present to the mind, mere water-finding ought not to be the sole province of the rod.
• We had failed to elicit from European Governments anything hopeful upon this subject.
• The first person to elicit them was Roy the bailiff.
• Conspicuous bravery on the battle field seldom fails to elicit rapturous applause from every branch of the service.
• Now, Sir, my purpose in this statement is to elicit, if I may, from your learned readers illustrations of this distinctive interment.
• Paslew then left him, threatening to extract by force what milder measures had failed to elicit.
• But the question had been asked in pure idleness, and not with any interest or purpose to elicit a reply.
• A letter addressed to the postmaster at Youngstown containing certain questions bearing upon the necessity of a new building failed to elicit a reply.

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