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elicit English

Meaning elicit meaning

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elicit Verb

— If you elicit, you try to make someone do something. I tried to elicit a smile from her.

elicit

— verb (= arouse, evoke, raise) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) arouse pity raise a smile evoke sympathy — verb (= draw out) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant — verb derive by reason elicit a solution

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Simple sentences

Everyone knows that luck and wealth elicit envy.

Movie subtitles

With all due respect, Senator, might I elicit one small admission on your part?
You, sir. You will elicit facts from the witness.
In two days. I shall wake him just enough to elicit response.
This attempt to elicit conversation out ofthe chaps is doomed to failure.
Ah, elicit a desired behavior by advocating its opposite.
It's two nouns combined to elicit a prescribed response.
Cmdr Data is modifying several photon torpedoes for an experiment to elicit information about this unusual phenomenon.
But the questions were designed to elicit sympathetic answers.
We're doing a study on problem solving in emergency departments and foreign-body extractions elicit the greatest range of responses.
We elicit this by using iconographic symbols and psychological intimidation.
The Borg usually elicit this response in others.
I elicit apprehension.
Blessed are Thou eternal our God, king of the Universe. who has sanctified us with His commandments. and command us concerning elicit marriages.
You may elicit a few volunteers.
Now, they will attempt to elicit your pity for this man.
I figure if we do a little trawlin' by Guzman, we're gonna elicit some kind of, uh, criminal response.
Elicit a desired behaviour by advocating its opposite.
A blind beggar will elicit their sympathies.
You tryin' to elicit a bribe from a federal agent?
Even when I try to elicit.
Yes. You have brought me here to elicit sympathy for these people.
You have brought me here to elicit sympathy for these people.
Did you elicit that testimony intentionally? What?
Denny Crane. Then you order appetizers, elicit some disparaging information. allowing him to believe you're anyone at all other than the defendant's lawyer.
I did not elicit that testimony; he did.
I never imagined when I submitted my book. that it would elicit a response from the head of the company.
And if she pries and pokes and prods me to elicit your intentions?
The act of losing, however, can elicit great wisdom. Not least of which is how much more enjoyable it is to win.
So the same amount of drug or internal juice. will elicit a much smaller response.
Well, unlike your music, they elicit some emotional response.
These pictures are clearly intended to elicit a sexual response.
You want to elicit a response.

News and current affairs

Demonstrating support for Hamas now means building credibility at home, which creates an opportunity to elicit large donations from Arab and Muslim countries to finance Gaza's reconstruction.
It is possible that intense states of emotion could pre-select and perhaps elicit from the brain certain verbal messages having the same emotional charge.
This year, Zeman seems to have found a way to elicit a more positive reaction.
But Norway's problems, while hardly on a par with Sub-Saharan Africa or Afghanistan, are nonetheless serious enough to elicit concern, if not pity.
Hence the thought of doing it does not elicit the same emotional response as pushing someone off a bridge.
The July summit will seek to elicit from the world's governments a commitment to allocate more funds to social needs.
Human rights violations elicit an international outcry and condemnation, followed by intervention and occupation by foreign military forces.
ATHENS - When people and countries negotiate, they often talk about their interests as though they were the only matters that could elicit agreement.
To elicit the investments that are necessary to mitigate climate change and green the economy, the elimination of fossil-fuel subsidies and a credible, fast-rising path for the price of carbon are vital.
A limited Turkish strike into northern Iraq would probably elicit little reaction beyond public condemnation and rhetorical assertions of Iraqi sovereignty.
Indeed, almost two years of default threats by Correa were not enough to elicit a deep discount.
Some observers believe that Lukashenko is making cynical overtures to the West in order to elicit more support from Russia, particularly at a time of economic crisis.
This time, the film that triggered riots in Cairo, Benghazi, Sana, and elsewhere is so crude and inflammatory as to seem clearly intended to elicit the outrage that it produced.
Instead, what Latin America's people get in the democratic era is a lot of public works - bridges, highways, and massive structures that are designed to elicit short-term political support.
This thinking explains why the Fed under Bernanke's leadership was so slow to respond to the crisis, which began in August 2007 yet did not elicit a coherent and comprehensive response until November 2008.
But HIV vaccine development, like that for several other diseases, is still impeded by the limitations of what animal models can tell us about how to elicit the necessary immune responses in humans.
When Nicolas Sarkozy's government spokesperson announced that each minister's performance would be assessed according to criteria set by a private auditing firm, he probably did not expect to elicit a fierce response.
So sending Hatoyama as ambassador may elicit harsh criticism, as his grandfather once agreed to a peace process that returned only two islands, and many Japanese fear that his grandson may also be prepared to cut another unequal deal.
And he used the chairmanship to elicit commitments to resist protectionism.

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