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Elicited

Definition: Elicited

Elicited

Adjective

1. Called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation; "evoked potentials"; "an elicited response".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "elicited" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Synonym: Elicited

Synonym: evoked (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Elicited

English words defined with "elicited": evokedinterviewRational symptom, rooting reflex. (references)
Specialty definitions using "elicited": Antibodies, HeterophileChvostek sign, Chvostek's, Chvostek's sign, Corneal NeovascularizationDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicEcological effects characterization, Escape ReactionH-ReflexPhotodermatitisSubliminal Stimulation, Suppressor Factors, Immunologic. (references)

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Familiar Quotations: Elicited

AuthorQuotation

Charles Caleb Colton

The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storm.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Elicited

AuthorDateQuotation

Miranda v. Arizona

1966

In all four cases, the questioning elicited oral admissions, and, in three of them, signed statements as well, which were admitted at their trials. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Elicited

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Appropriate physical examination will depend upon the nature of the complaint and history elicited from the patient. (references)

These include lupus erythematosus and polymorphous light eruption, which are elicited by certain wavelengths of the UVR spectrum. (references)

Objective indices of severity elicited by polysomnography should include a high index of respiratory disturbances per hour, repetitive episodes of hypoxemia, and an abnormally shortened sleep latency. (references)

Economic History

Vietnam

China's assertion of control over the Spratly Islands and the entire South China Sea has elicited concern from Vietnam and its Southeast Asia neighbors. (references)

Peru

The Government of Peru has expressed its intention to comply with international standards concerning expropriations; recent expropriations of agricultural land south of Lima and of land adjacent to the Lima international airport have not elicited complaints of lack of due process or prompt, adequate compensation. (references)

Political Rights

Jordan

Restrictions on the press and on campaign materials also had a negative effect on the campaign, which elicited much debate over the fairness of the previous electoral law and its implementation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Elicited

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837Although this plan has met with favor in some portions of the Union, it has also elicited objections which merit deliberate consideration.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Elicited

"Elicited" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 51.66% of the time. "Elicited" is used about 151 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)51.66%7837,656
Lexical Verb (past tense)45.7%6940,280
Adjective (general or positive)2.65%4175,879
                    Total100.00%151N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Elicited

Expression using "elicited": elicited evoked. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Elicited

Language Translations for "elicited"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

得出 (Elicit, Eliciting). (various references)

   

German

  

hervorgelockt, entlockte (wormed a secret out of). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eliciteday.(various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Elicited

Misspellings

"Elicited" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ebiscite, elamite, elicite, elicted, elisited, ellicite, feliciter, helictites. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Elicited"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "elicited" (pronounced uli"sutud)
8u l i" s u t u dsolicited, unsolicited.
5-s u t u dfaceted, multifaceted.
4-u t u daccredited, attributed, audited, bigoted, blanketed, budgeted, carpeted, circuited, closeted, coveted, credited, deposited, discredited, dispirited, distributed, edited, exhibited, exited, ferreted, filleted, forfeited, helmeted, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, interpreted, jacketed, limited, marketed, merited, misinterpreted, orbited, pelleted, picketed, piloted, pirated, pivoted, plummeted, pocketed, posited, profited, prohibited, quieted, ratcheted, reinterpreted, remarketed, revisited, rioted, riveted, rocketed, skyrocketed, spirited, targeted, ticketed, trumpeted, unaudited, unedited, uninhabited, uninhibited, unlimited, visited.
3-t u dabated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, blacklisted, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circulated, circumvented, cited, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, crafted, created, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, feted, fetid, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, pinpointed, pitted, planted, plated, plotted, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, prognosticated, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revolted, righted, roasted, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Elicited

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-i-i-l-t"

-1 letter: eidetic.

-2 letters: ceiled, citied, deceit, decile, delict, deltic, elicit.

-3 letters: cited, deice, edict, edile, elect, elide, elite, licit, teiid, telic, tilde, tiled.

-4 letters: cede, cedi, ceil, celt, cete, cite, clit, deet, deil, dele, deli, delt, dice, diel, diet, dite, edit, eide, etic, iced, idle, leet, lice, lied, lite, teed, teel, tele, tide, tied, tile.

-5 letters: cee, cel, dee, del, die, dit, eel, eld, ice, led, lee, lei, let, lid, lie, lit, ted, tee, tel, tic, tie, til.

 Words containing the letters "c-d-e-e-i-i-l-t"
 

+1 letter: deciliter, videlicet.

 

+2 letters: deciliters, dielectric, indelicate.

 

+3 letters: acetanilide, credulities, declivities, deficiently, dereliction, dielectrics, eidetically, elasticized, electrified, elucidative, felicitated.

 

+4 letters: acetanilides, depoliticize, derelictions, dietetically, dinucleotide, indefectible, indefectibly, indelicately, indiscreetly, iridescently, predictively, predilection, tredecillion, triglyceride.

 

+5 letters: collectivised, collectivized, coresidential, credentialing, credentialism, credibilities, delectability, depoliticized, depoliticizes, descriptively, detectability, detectivelike, dinucleotides, directionless, discreditable, educabilities, identicalness, incredulities, occidentalize, predicatively, predilections, recapitalized, reduplicative, technicalized, tredecillions, triglycerides, trinucleotide, unelectrified, valedictories.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Elicited


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 6C 69 63 69 74 65 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.    .-..    ..    -.-.    ..    -    .    -..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01101100 01101001 01100011 01101001 01110100 01100101 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#69 &#108 &#105 &#99 &#105 &#116 &#101 &#100

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 006C 0069 0063 0069 0074 0065 0064

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3978756975867170

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Quotations: Familiar
5. Quotations: Historic
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Quotations: Speeches
8. Usage Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Translations: Modern
11. Derivations
12. Rhymes
13. Anagrams
14. Orthography
15. Bibliography


  

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