Elicit
Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
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.
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Elicit Quotations
Staying married may have long-term benefits. You can elicit much more sympathy from friends over a bad marriage than you ever can from a good divorce.
P. J. O'Rourke
The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.
John Buchan
The effect of the mass media is not to elicit belief but to maintain the apparatus of addiction.
Christopher Lasch
A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society; other persons will also be good.
Bhumibol Adulyadej
A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare - let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel.
Chaim Potok
Moreover, only a strong and united scientific opinion imposing the intrinsic value of scientific progress on society at large can elicit the support of scientific inquiry by the general public.
Michael Polanyi
The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.
James Buchanan
Before, I was terrified on stage. I only play guitar during the acoustic songs. After a while, you can elicit certain responses from the crowd, like Elvis.
Andy Gibb
When you make speeches you elicit expectations against which you will be held accountable.
Bill Bradley
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Elicit Translations
elicit in German is entlocken, hervorlocken
elicit in Norwegian is lokke fram
elicit in Spanish is sacar
elicit in Swedish is framkalla, framlocka
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