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[Verb] | "elic*it" | \ i-ˈli-sət \
1: to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
2: to draw forth or bring out (something latent or potential)
Origin: 1605 ;
Latin elicitus, past participle of elicere, from e- + lacere to allure;
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# 1 - { elicit:6288955 }
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[ "elicit" ]
1: Evoke or draw out (a response or fact) from someone by actions or questions
* e.g., ... Her remarks elicited cheers
# 2 - { metaphor elicitation:5794771 }
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[ "metaphor elicitation" ]
1: a bunch of words that mean another bunch of words
* e.g., ... metaphor elicitation = symbol = meaning = representation = wtf.
# 3 - { That elicited a real laugh.:3021766 }
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[ "That elicited a real laugh." ]
1: Internet slang used by people with an IQ in or above double digits, meaning "lol".
* e.g., ... "I say old chap! Two neutrons are walking down the street when one proceeds to say to the other, 'I think I've lost an electron!' The other ponders that and enquires, 'Are you sure?' to which the first responds, 'I'm positive!'"
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