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Webster 1913 Edition

Elicit

E-lic′it

,
Adj.
[L.
elictus
, p. p. of
elicere
to elicit;
e
+
lacere
to entice. Cf.
Delight
,
Lace
.]
Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
[Obs.]
“An elicit act of equity.”
Jer. Taylor.

E-lic′it

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Elicited
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Eliciting
.]
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Elicit

ELIC'IT

,
Verb.
T.
[L. elicio; e or ex and lacio, to allure.]
1.
To draw out; to bring to light; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to elicit truth by discussion.
2.
To strike out; as, to elicit sparks of fire by collision.

ELIC'IT

,
Adj.
Brought into act; brought from possibility into real existence. [Little used.]

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