elicit
英[?'l?s?t]
美[?'l?s?t]
英英釋意
- 1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
- "arouse pity"
- "raise a smile"
- "evoke sympathy"
- 2. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning);
- "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
- 3. derive by reason;
- "elicit a solution"
