Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Elicit \E*lic"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elicited}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Eliciting}.]
   To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out
   against the will; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to
   elicit truth by discussion.