elicit

3 definitions • 6 examples

to get or produce something, especially information or a reaction:

elicit a response from Have you managed to elicit a response from them yet?

elicit information The questionnaire was intended to elicit information on eating habits.

elicit support They were able to elicit the support of the public.

to get a student to provide or remember a fact, response, etc. rather than telling them the answer:

The teacher elicits definitions from the students.

In this teaching practice, teachers elicit and build on their students' mathematical insights.

to obtain something, esp. information or a reaction:

The program has also elicited both positive and negative responses.