as in evoked
to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)
the role elicited the actress's flair for comedy that previous directors had overlooked
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The spike in interest rates elicited gloomy forecasts of a recession from many economists, since high interest rates typically weigh on economic activity, causing businesses to slow investment and lay off workers.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
The timing elicited comparisons from Republicans to then-FBI Director James Comey’s bombshell in the final days of the 2016 campaign.
—Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
The measures, however, have elicited a burst of factory construction.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
The timing elicited comparisons from Republicans to then-FBI Director James Comey’s bombshell in the final days of the 2016 campaign.
—Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
The measures, however, have elicited a burst of factory construction.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Elicited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elicited. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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