verb🔗ShareTo evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer."The teacher's question about their favorite books elicited a variety of excited responses from the students. "mindcommunicationsensationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb🔗ShareTo use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason"The detective carefully questioned the witnesses, hoping their testimonies elicited the true sequence of events from that evening. "logicphilosophymindscienceeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
