If you elicit a response or a reaction, you do or say something which makes other people respond or react. Mr Norris said he was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response
If you elicit a piece of information, you get it by asking the right questions. Phone calls elicited no further information. to succeed in getting information or a reaction from someone, especially when this is difficult (elicitus, past participle of elicere )
To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out against the will; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to elicit truth by discussion
v (IC) To bring out; to evoke the inherent capabilities and talents of another To call forth
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"