elicit
— Verb
– English
~ call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
elicit
— Verb
– English
~ derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
elicit
— Verb
– English
~ deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
elicitation
— Noun
– English
~ stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"