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elicit

verb
/ɪˈlɪsɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin elicitus from eliciō (“draw forth”).

  1. borrowed from elicitus

Definitions

  1. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.)

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

  2. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent)

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

    • Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane.
    • Did you elicit a response?
    • He visited three department stores in New York and asked the attendant a question that would elicit the answer fourth floor; for example, he might have asked Excuse me, where are women's shoes?

  3. To use logic to arrive at truth

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

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Elicited

      Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

      • An elicit act of equity.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at elicit. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at elicit. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at elicit

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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