elicits

We have found lemma(root) word of elicits : elicit.

Definitions


[ɪˈlɪsɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone
(e.g: I tried to elicit a smile from Joanna)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin elicit- ‘drawn out by trickery or magic’, from the verb elicere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + lacere ‘entice, deceive’




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