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Meanings of elicit in English

Portuguese
provocar
Catalan
moure
Spanish
despertar

Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

provocar
Catalan
extraure
Spanish
sacar

Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

extraure
Usage of elicit in English
1
Second, vaccination would likely elicit herd immunity, which would benefit all ages.
The Guardian
2
Despite some advantages over traditional methods, Web-based studies elicit concerns about generalizability.
Pubmed
3
It's easy to suspect that Grubman offers this information to elicit sympathy.
NY Magazine
4
Neither age nor HF-C diet alone is sufficient to elicit these changes.
Pubmed
5
Conclusions: Both vaccines elicit cross-reactive antibodies detectable even twelve years after vaccination.
Pubmed
6
The following is the setting and the tale as I elicit it.
A Thin Ghost and Others
7
The Ami nods vigorously, trying to elicit a positive response via encouragement.
Those who save us
8
Some advertising aims to elicit customer data and information without them knowing.
The Guardian
9
Helminth infections elicit an immune response potentially enhancing susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases.
Pubmed
10
Yet the exchanges only elicit public enlightenment once in a blue moon.
The Guardian
11
We need to elicit some verbs, and it's easiest with third-person forms.
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
12
Mentions the use of torture to elicit confessions from people in custody.
The new yorker
13
Some of the interviews with both children and parents elicit real insight.
The Guardian
14
Some rabbits were rechallenged with immunotype F to elicit a second infection.
Pubmed
15
From a consideration of the above four cases we elicit the following
Deductive Logic
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This image always seems to elicit a strong emotional reaction in people.
BBC
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Translations for elicit
Elicit through the time
Elicit across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common