elicit

US: /ɪˈɫɪsɪt/
UK: /ɪlˈɪsɪt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


elicit /i'lisit/
  • ngoại động từ
    • (thường), (nghĩa bóng) khêu ra, gợi ra, moi
      • to elicit an answer: moi ra câu trả lời
    • suy ra, luận ra (sự thật)

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
[VN] ~ sth (from sb) (written) to get information or a reaction from sb, often with difficulty: I could elicit no response from him. + Her tears elicited great sympathy from her audience.

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
draw out, call forth, evoke, bring out or forth, bring to light, extract, wring, wrest, wrench:
They finally elicited the fact that she had been lying about his whereabouts.

Concise English dictionary


elicits|elicited|elicitingɪ'lɪsɪt
verb
+call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
+deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
+derive by reason