elicit
verbTo draw out a response, information, or feeling.
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Clear all filtersTo draw out a response, information, or feeling.
To draw out or infer something from available information.
To bring a feeling, memory, or response to mind.
Call to mind or arouse
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Well chosen, apt, or pleasingly appropriate.
Great happiness; also an apt or pleasing quality of expression.
To persuade someone or bring about a particular response.
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