— elicitation , n. — elicitor , n.
/i lis"it/ , v.t.
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke: to elicit the truth; to elicit a response with a question.
[ 1635-45; elicitus drawn out (ptp. of elicere ), equiv. to e- E- + lici- draw, lure + -tus ptp. suffix ]