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Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

elicit

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Source Word

elicit

IPA(Pronunciation)

To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.

Japanese Meaning

引き出す / 喚起する / 誘い出す

What is this buttons?

The teacher used a thought-provoking story to elicit thoughtful questions from the students.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

先生は生徒たちから思慮深い質問を引き出すために、考えさせるような物語を使った。

Sense（1）

To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.

Shouts of laughter were elicited, smart biddings drawn out, from the whispers of a timid miss, to the stentorian voice of a fox-hunting squire, and not a few fracas from parties either contending for a supposed prize, or disclaiming their chance for it,...

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.

Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（3）

To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason

elicits

（ present singular third-person ）

eliciting

（ participle present ）

elicited

（ participle past ）

elicited

（ past ）

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