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elicit

(/I/'l/I/s/I/t )

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)(verb.emotion)

Synonym:
arouse, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise

source: wordnet30
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)(verb.creation)

Synonym:
draw out, educe, evoke, extract

source: wordnet30
derive by reason(verb.cognition)

Example:
Elicit a solution.

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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