English → Latin
“elicit” in Latin
ēliciōto draw or pull out or forth; to entice, elicit, coax; to conjure, summon (a spirit, god, etc.)ēblandiorto obtain by flatteryēvocōto summon, to call out, to call forth; to evoke; to lure or enticeexpiscorto fish or angle (for information); to find outlacrimaa tear (drop of liquid from crying); a tear or gumdrop exuding from plantssonussound, noise; pitch; speech; tone, character, style; voice, tongueperdūcōto lead, conduct, convey, carry, guide or bring through or to a place; deliver; to spread over, bedaub, coat, besmear; t
The English word elicit itself goes back to Latin laciō, through elicitus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
elicit
elicere (ex aliqua re, ex or ab aliquo; litteras alicujus; verbum ex aliquo; lacrimas; sonum; ignem lapidum conflictu; also elicere aliquem ad or in aliquid, to entice him into): eblandiri (to wheedle out): evocare (to call forth): expiscari (to fish out): To elicit tears, lacrimas elicere, evocare, movere; a laugh, risum alicui movere, or (Sen.) evocare; secrets, arcana elicere.
elicit adj.
ad affectum adductus or perductus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for elicit?
- The usual Latin words for “elicit” are ēliciō, ēblandior, ēvocō; also expiscor, lacrima, sonus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.