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Synonyms for elicits

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-lis-it
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɪs ɪt

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Définition of elicits

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Latin elicitus, past participle of elicere "draw forth," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + -licere, comb. form of lacere "to entice, lure, deceive" (related to laqueus "noose, snare;" see lace (n.)). Related: Elicited; eliciting; elicits; elicitation.
  • verb draw out
Example sentences :
  • Belle elicits praise from all who know it because of the great beauty of its fruits.
  • Extract from : « The Peaches of New York » by U. P. Hedrick
  • It must be admirable nonsense, from the broad smiles it elicits.
  • Extract from : « Love After Marriage; and Other Stories of the Heart » by Caroline Lee Hentz
  • At the same time, it is not as a pioneer that he elicits our fullest admiration.
  • Extract from : « Studies in Modern Music, Second Series » by W. H. Hadow
  • Fortunate is the orator if he elicits the expression: That is beautiful!
  • Extract from : « Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good » by Victor Cousin
  • As private personage and as commander he elicits commiseration.
  • Extract from : « The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War » by Annie Heloise Abel
  • In doing so he gives Hodge a slap which elicits from that worthy a yell of pain.
  • Extract from : « The Growth of English Drama » by Arnold Wynne
  • Further questioning only elicits the same response, and the officer angrily declares she may finish her song in prison.
  • Extract from : « Stars of the Opera » by Mabel Wagnalls
  • This is a very bright idea on the part of the Four Bears, and elicits universal satisfaction all round.
  • Extract from : « The Great Lone Land » by W. F. Butler
  • The quality of response which it elicits has come to receive precedence over the name by which a subject happens to be classified.
  • Extract from : « The High School Failures » by Francis P. Obrien
  • Now the repartee of one elicits a laugh from the other; this passes from man to man, and the whole flotilla enjoy the joke.
  • Extract from : « Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2 » by Maria R. Audubon

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