elicit from

elicit (something) from (someone)

1. To provoke something from someone, typically a specific reaction or emotion. Geez, what did you say to elicit such anger from Ben?

2. To obtain something from someone. Don't worry, our spy will elicit the documents we need from our enemies.

elicit something from someone

to obtain information from someone. I hoped to elicit a statement from the mayor, but I could not reach her. Larry was not able to elicit anything new from Jane.

See also: elicit

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

(someone or something) promises well
a/the feel of (something)
(I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
(have) got something going (with someone)
a straw will show which way the wind blows
accompanied by
accompanied by (someone or something)
accompany
a crack at (someone or something)
all right

References in classic literature

She smiled to cover her shyness, and I fancied she had a fear that I would make the sort of gibe that such a confession could hardly have failed to elicit from Rose Waterford.

Moon and Sixpence

Steer clear of the disapproval or dismissive attitude that such children usually elicit from other adults.

Bouncing back by moving forward: transactional models of risk and resiliency

The teachers will learn to create rubrics in which the scoring criteria are consistent with the information that the assessment task is likely to elicit from students.

Improving classroom assessment practices: a collaborative approach

* Discussions with staff managers should elicit from them what data they need.

How to match computers and accounting software

词组	elicit from
释义	elicit from elicit (something) from (someone) 1. To provoke something from someone, typically a specific reaction or emotion. Geez, what did you say to elicit such anger from Ben? 2. To obtain something from someone. Don't worry, our spy will elicit the documents we need from our enemies. See also: elicit Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. elicit something from someone to obtain information from someone. I hoped to elicit a statement from the mayor, but I could not reach her. Larry was not able to elicit anything new from Jane. See also: elicit McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: (someone or something) promises well a/the feel of (something) (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you (have) got something going (with someone) a straw will show which way the wind blows accompanied by accompanied by (someone or something) accompany a crack at (someone or something) all right References in classic literature She smiled to cover her shyness, and I fancied she had a fear that I would make the sort of gibe that such a confession could hardly have failed to elicit from Rose Waterford. Moon and Sixpence Steer clear of the disapproval or dismissive attitude that such children usually elicit from other adults. Bouncing back by moving forward: transactional models of risk and resiliency The teachers will learn to create rubrics in which the scoring criteria are consistent with the information that the assessment task is likely to elicit from students. Improving classroom assessment practices: a collaborative approach * Discussions with staff managers should elicit from them what data they need. How to match computers and accounting software
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