# elicit

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ · frequency rank #25,372

## Definitions
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.
3. To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.

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

## Easily confused with
- **evict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elicit-vs-evict)
- **elixir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elicit-vs-elixir)
- **elitist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elicit-vs-elitist)
- **explicit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elicit-vs-explicit)
- **illicit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elicit-vs-illicit)
- **elect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elect-vs-elicit)
- **edict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-elicit)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eilcit`, `elciit`, `eliccit`, `elicitt`, `elicti`, `eliict`, `ellicit`, `leicit`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/elicit