1. elicit - Adjective
2. elicit - Verb
Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe effect of the mass media is not to elicit belief but to maintain the apparatus of addiction. Christopher Lasch
The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. John Buchan
It is the story-teller's task to elicit sympathy and a measure of understanding for those who lie outside the boundaries of State approval. Graham Greene
The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. James Buchanan
There is nothing like a parade to elicit the proper respect for the military from the populace. Irving Kristol
I don't want to walk in the middle. I want people to read what I write and feel strongly about it. If, at some point, whatever I am doing is failing to elicit a response, whether it's very positive or very negative, then I am going to stop doing it. James Frey