elicit

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin elicitus from eliciō (“draw forth”).

verb

1. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
2. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
   Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane.
   Did you elicit a response?
   He visited three department stores in New York and asked the attendant a question that would elicit the answer fourth floor; for example, he might have asked Excuse me, where are women's shoes? 2009, William B. McGregor, Linguistics: An Introduction Answer Key
3. To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason

adj

1. (obsolete) Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.