Dictionary Entry
elicit
elicit is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
- 2transitive verb
To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out against the will; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to elicit truth by discussion.
- 3verb
derive by reason
"elicit a solution"
- 4verb
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
- 5verb
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
"arouse pity"
"raise a smile"
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