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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Elicit

/ĭl-ĭs'-ĭt/ · E·lic·it · IPA /ɪˈlɪsɪt/
01 a. Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
  1. 1.
    Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.[Obs.]
02 v. t. 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 disc…
imp. & p. p. Elicited; p. pr. & vb. n. Eliciting
  1. 1.
    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.