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Old Wednesday, February 03, 2010
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Word:
elicit

Pronunciation:

\ih-LISS-it\

POS:
verb

Meanings:
1 : to draw forth or bring/fetch out (something latent or potential)

2 : to call forth or draw/fetch out (as information or a response)

Example sentence:


The announcement of the total amount of money that the charity walk raised for the children’s hospital elicited many cheers from the crowd.
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