Synonym: draw forth, secure, summon. Similar words: elicitation, felicitation, solicit, illicit, implicit, explicit, duplicity, publicity. Meaning: [ɪ'lɪsɪt] 
v. 1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 2. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) 3. derive by reason.
v. 1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 2. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) 3. derive by reason. 91 Being confident and smiley will elicit a far more positive response.
More similar words: elicitation, felicitation, solicit, illicit, implicit, explicit, duplicity, publicity, complicity, solicitous, delicious, duplicitous, deficit, electricity, derelict, delicate, delicacy, city slicker, appendicitis, malicious, helicopter, delicatessen, public policy, cite, city, incite, tacit, paucity, citizen, tacitly.