elicit

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈlɪsɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪˈlɪsɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(i lisit)

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elicit [sth] vtr(prompt interest, reaction, a smile)sacar vtr
  provocar vtr
  desencadenar vtr
 Jack asked Eliza dozens of questions, but none of them elicited a response.
 Jack le hizo a Eliza docenas de preguntas, pero ninguna le sacó una respuesta.
elicit [sth] vtr(get information, answers)sonsacar vtr
  sacar vtr
  obtener vtr
 Two hours of questioning failed to elicit a response from the suspect.
 Dos horas de interrogatorio no pudieron sonsacar una respuesta del sospechoso.
elicit [sth] from [sb] vtr + prep(get [sth] from [sb])sacar algo a alguien loc verb
  provocar algo en alguien loc verb
 The teacher tried to elicit the right answer from the students.
 El profesor trató de sacar la respuesta correcta a los alumnos.
 Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'elicit' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: elicited by [questions, torture, stimulation], elicited [great, enormous, unprecedented] interest, elicit from [students, users, readers, staff, viewers, her], more...

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