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v. To bring or draw out (something latent); educe.

v. To arrive at (a truth, for example) by logic.

v. To call forth, draw out, or provoke (a reaction, for example). See Synonyms at evoke.

v. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.

v. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.

v. To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason; deduce; construe.

adj. Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

v. To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out against the will; to deduce by reason or argument.

To draw out; bring forth or to light; evolve; gain: as, to elicit sparks by collision; to elicit truth by discussion; to elicit approval.

Immediately directed to an end: opposed to imperate.

Performed by the will itself without the aid of any other faculty: as, volition, nolition, choice, consent, and the like are elicit acts: opposed to imperate.

v. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

v. derive by reason

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

"Of course, this answer is the one I suspect that Dawkins wishes to elicit from the reader of "Meet my cousin, the chimpanzee"."

elicitally    elicited    eliciting    elicits   

see    interpret    construe    infer    deduct    deduce    derive   

illicit   

elicited    eliciting   

elicited    open    evident    draw    draw forth    draw out    extract    call    call out    evoke   

bisset    solicit