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ELICIT

Definition:

[verb] call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
Synonyms: arouse, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
[verb] deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
Synonyms: educe, evoke, extract, draw out
[verb] derive by reason; "elicit a solution"