elicitate
elicitate verb: to elicit.
Verb
elicitate (third-person singular simple present elicitates, present participle elicitating, simple past and past participle elicitated)
- To elicit.
- The ideas elicitated in this manner, are, in every respect, similar to those proceeding from the senses.1832, Samuel Jackson, The Principles of Medicine, page 237
- "You say that Miss Eleanore refused to see him," I interrupted in the hope that the simple suggestion would be enough to elicitate further details of his interview with Eleanore.1878, Anna Katharine Green, The Leavenworth Case: A Lawyer's Story, page 195
Examples of elicitate in a sentence
- Well, if he is mine, why, when I wish to elicitate the truth, do you interrupt me with your ghosts?1887, George Webb Appleton, A Terrible Legacy: A Tale of the South Downs, page 80:
- Thus, markets can only elicitate environmental preferences if new property rights are introduced.2008, Horst Siebert, Economics of the Environment: Theory and Policy, page 71:
Forms of elicitate
| third-person singular present | elicitates |
|---|---|
| present participle | elicitating |
| past participle | elicitated |
| past | elicitated |
Questions about elicitate
- What does elicitate mean?
- Elicitate means to elicit.
- How do you use elicitate in a sentence?
- Well, if he is mine, why, when I wish to elicitate the truth, do you interrupt me with your ghosts?
- What part of speech is elicitate?
- Elicitate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of elicitate?
- The past tense of elicitate is elicitated.
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