Word Finder - eliciting

definition

To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.

definition

To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.

example

Did you elicit a response?

definition

To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason

synonyms

• construe
• deduce

Jackson drank deeply and enjoyed his venom coursing through Elisabeth, eliciting wave after wave of euphoria.

The new red wine is eliciting mixed reactions from wine experts.

He told stories about his past as a historian, even elicitinga few laughs from members of the crowd.

From Rubik's Cubes to the ever popular Atari, 80s toys have a way of eliciting the nostalgic feeling of a bygone era.

Stimulus-Anything capable of eliciting a response in an organism or a part of that organism.

He gave her an engaging grin and winked, eliciting a sexy laugh.

Under the rules adopted, the examination of witnesses is conducted by the president in accordance with the system prevailing in most continental countries; members of the commission may only put questions to witnesses for the eliciting of further information; and they may not interrupt the witness when he is in course of making his statement, but they may ask the president to put any additional questions.

He was an excellent cross-examiner, whose candid friendliness of manner often succeeded in eliciting important testimony from unwilling witnesses.

Hence a favourable posture of the limb for eliciting the jerk is one ensuring relaxation of the hamstring muscles, as when the leg has been crossed upon the other.

Though naturally knowing nothing of the modern idea of a progressive revelation, his judiciousness, penetration, and tact in eliciting his author's meaning, his precision, condensation, and concinnity as an expositor, the accuracy of his learning, the closeness of his reasoning, and the elegance of his style, all unite to confer a high value on his exegetical works.

He told stories about his past as a historian, even eliciting a few laughs from members of the crowd.

For the wedding, Dan wore a white glove on his right hand, eliciting more than a few Michael Jackson jokes, and wrapped the lesser-burned left hand in flesh colored bandages.

The SIB-R contents provide opportunity for team discussion, often eliciting information and opinions that parents might not otherwise bring up on their own.

Some lastborns transfer this powerlessness into a personal asset by becoming the boss of the family, coyly eliciting or openly demanding their own way.