Etymology

elicit

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Today it means: To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer. Full definition →

Latin elicitus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromelicitus
  2. English todayelicit

Borrowed from Latin elicitus from eliciō (“draw forth”).

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