elicit
elicit [ i-LIS-it ] | |
[ transitive verb ] | |
MEANING : | |
to bring out, educe, evoke or arrive at | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
Illegal migration from Bangladesh into India numbers in the millions but it barely elicits any mention in the major Indian newspapers. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
Routine violence there exceeds anything seen in Bangkok, but it elicits barely a peep from the news media in the Thai capital. |
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