elicit
To evoke, educe; to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answerTo evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
» That's sure to elicit a smile.
Das wird sicher ein Lächeln hervorlocken.
Meaning
3 sensesTo evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
hervorlocken, hervorrufen, auslösen
вызыва́тьvyzyvátʹ, вы́зватьvýzvatʹ
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
(transitive)To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane.
Did you elicit a response?
herauslocken, entlocken, hervorzaubern
извлека́тьizvlekátʹ, извле́чьizvléčʹ
витя́гуватиvytjáhuvaty, витяга́тиvytjaháty, ви́тягнутиvýtjahnuty
To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.
schließen, schlussfolgern
выявля́тьvyjavljátʹ, вы́явитьvýjavitʹ, устана́вливатьustanávlivatʹ
derive by reason
Examples
12 sentencesThat's sure to elicit a smile.
deDas wird sicher ein Lächeln hervorlocken.
Tom tried to elicit a response from Mary.
We plan to elicit opinions from the public.
Everyone knows that luck and wealth elicit envy.
ruВсем известно, что удача и богатство вызывают зависть.
deJeder weiß ja, dass Glück und Reichtum Neid hervorruft.
He tried to elicit a response from her.
ruОн пытался добиться от неё ответа.
deEr versuchte ihr eine Antwort zu entlocken.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin elicitus from eliciō (“draw forth”).Borrowed from Latin elicitus from eliciō (“draw forth”).
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Forms
elicits, eliciting, elicited, elicitedSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle