elicit from

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Laci (1)	-	Hungarian
Sameer (2)	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Cilla	SIL-lah (Swedish), SI-lah (Dutch)	Swedish, Dutch
Celso	CHEL-so (Italian), THEL-so (Spanish), SEL-so (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Dorka	-	Hungarian
Jess	JES	English