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ELICIT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Derive by reason

Example:

elicit a solution

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "elicit" is one way to...):

deduce; deduct; derive; infer (reason by deduction; establish by deduction)

Domain category:

logic; logical system; system of logic (a system of reasoning)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sense 2

Meaning:

Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

Example:

We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant

Synonyms:

draw out; educe; elicit; evoke; extract

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "elicit" is one way to...):

construe; interpret; see (make sense of; assign a meaning to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Example:

evoke sympathy

Synonyms:

arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "elicit" is one way to...):

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "elicit"):

strike a chord; touch a chord (evoke a reaction, response, or emotion)

ask for; invite (increase the likelihood of)

draw (elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.)

rekindle (arouse again)

infatuate (arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way)

prick (to cause a sharp emotional pain)

fire up; heat; ignite; inflame; stir up; wake (arouse or excite feelings and passions)

excite; shake; shake up; stimulate; stir (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of)

excite (arouse or elicit a feeling)

anger (make angry)

discomfit; discompose; disconcert; untune; upset (cause to lose one's composure)

shame (cause to be ashamed)

bruise; hurt; injure; offend; spite; wound (hurt the feelings of)

overcome; overpower; overtake; overwhelm; sweep over; whelm (overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli)

interest (excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

elicitation (stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors)

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 Context examples: 

Upon administration, autologous dendritic cell-tumor fusion vaccine may elicit antitumor humoral and cellular immune responses.

(Autologous Dendritic Cell-Tumor Fusion Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration, monoclonal antibody 4B5 anti-idiotype vaccine may elicit both cellular and humoral immune responses against GD2- expressing tumor cells.

(Monoclonal Antibody 4B5 Anti-Idiotype Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Vaccination with anti-Id A1G4 MoAb may elicit cellular and humoral immune responses against GD2 expression tumor cells.

(Monoclonal Antibody A1G4 Anti-Idiotype Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Vaccination with peptide vaccines may elicit host immune responses against antigen-expressing cells.

(Peptide Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Vaccination with peptide 946 vaccine may produce antibodies as well as elicit a cytotoxic T- lymphocyte (CTL) response against cells expressing this antigen, resulting in decreased tumor cell growth.

(Peptide 946 Melanoma Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of Phase III trial executed near the time of approval to elicit additional findings.

(Phase IIIb Trial, NCI Thesaurus)

A subcategory of Phase III trials done near the time of approval to elicit additional findings.

(Phase IIIb Trial, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

“Yes, sir, indeed. It has elicited a great deal of public feeling,” returned Guest.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Vaccination with PAX3/FKHR peptide may stimulate the host immune response to elicit a cytotoxic T-cell response against tumor cells that express this PAX3/FKHR fusion protein.

(PAX3/FKHR Peptide Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Ovarian cancer peptide vaccine may elicit a cytotoxic T-cell response against tumor cells expressing the related ovarian cancer cell antigens.

(Ovarian Cancer Peptide Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)