elicit
to draw out a response, reaction, or information
Word origin: From Latin elicere, to draw out.
Elicit in a sentence
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Her pointed questions failed to elicit a clear answer from the witness.
The interviewer's open-ended questions were designed to elicit candid reflections from the subjects.
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Verbal · Text Completion
Critics initially dismissed the composer's late works as merely blank, but later scholars recognized in them a deliberate restraint that concealed considerable technical sophistication.
Using “elicit” well
Elicit means to draw out a response or information, usually through deliberate effort. Distinguish it sharply from the adjective illicit, meaning unlawful, a classic homophone trap.
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