Past tense of elicit
regular verb
The past tense of elicit is elicited. The past participle is also elicited.
Forms of elicit
| Base form (V1) | elicit /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | elicited |
| Past participle (V3) | elicited |
| Present participle | eliciting |
| Third person singular | elicits |
Elicited in a sentence
- Elizabeth's queenship elicited her subjects' fantasies and fears that she was, as Shakespeare's Cleopatra puts it, “no more but e'en a woman,” and that a woman ruling over men would necessarily subject her entire realm to unbridled feminine sexual desire.1994, M. Lindsey Kaplan, Katherine Eggert, ““Good queen, my lord, good queen” - Sexual Slander and the Trials of Female Authority in “The...
- The electric shock elicited an automatic and reflexive response from him.From the entry reflexive
- With step current injections, the IPSPs elicited by optostimulation of dmLC neurons changed their amplitudes gradually.2016 January 20, “Identification of a Group of GABAergic Neurons in the Dorsomedial Area of the Locus Coeruleus”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry optostimulation
- In the TNF-α assay, the chronic isogen AES-1M elicited a significantly greater response compared to AES-1M.2015 August 7, Christopher J. Harmer et al., “Homogentisate 1-2-Dioxygenase Downregulation in the Chronic Persistence of Pseudomonas…. From the entry isogen
- Anaphylaxis is the syndrome elicited in a hypersensitive subject upon subsequent exposure to the sensitizing antigen.1999, Michael A. Kaliner, “12: Anaphylaxis”, in Marianne Frieri, Brett Kettelhut, editors, Food Hypersensitivity and Adverse Reactions…. From the entry sensitize
Meaning of elicit
- verb To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
- verb To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
- verb To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.
Questions about the past tense of elicit
- What is the past tense of elicit?
- The past tense of elicit is elicited.
- What is the past participle of elicit?
- The past participle of elicit is elicited.
- Is elicit a regular or irregular verb?
- Elicit is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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