[verb] [T] [formal] - to obtain (esp. information or a reaction), or produceNo criticism/explanation/promise/reply could be elicited from her family.They were able to elicit the support/cooperation of the public.The questionnaire was intended to elicit information on eating habits.The parasites that cause malaria elicit an immune response in the body.
ELICIT
Meaning of ELICIT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012