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elicio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From ex- +‎ laciō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ēliciō (present infinitive ēlicere, perfect active ēlicuī or ēlē̆xī, supine ēlicitum); third conjugation -variant

  1. to draw or pull out or forth
  2. to entice, elicit, coax
  3. to conjure, summon (a spirit, god, etc.)

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: elicit

References

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  • elicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • elicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • elicio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to make a person laugh: risum elicere (more strongly excutere) alicui
    • to extract a word from some one: verbum ex aliquo elicere
    • to draw some one into an ambush: aliquem in insidias elicere, inducere