Definition of elicited | Bee Dictionary of English

v call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
v deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
v derive by reason
s called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation
an elicited response

His cover story in the New Republic on obesity research and the weight loss industry produced one of the largest responses elicited by the magazine in recent years.
The ads that elicited the strongest activity in the reward regions included Coca-Cola 's video game spot, in which the leather-jacketed hero "gives a little love" and spreads .
Jim Young Reuters all the predictable outrage Joe Biden's recent comments about Barack Obama elicited, the gaffe put a spotlight on one of the more unfortunate forces fueling .

SPORTS: Summer Swings
Sinking a long putt on the 18th green on Wednesday at Shadowood Golf Course in Seymour elicited a smile from Lance Hackman.
June 14, 2013 - The Seymour Tribune
Opinion analysis: Oklahoma skunks Texas in cross-border water rivalry
The Court continues to build on its recent record of unanimous decisions, ruling in Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann that a Texas water district does not have the right to enter Oklahoma to divert water for thirsty Texans in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. The twenty-four-page opinion by Justice Sotomayor elicited no concurring or dissenting [...]
June 14, 2013 - SCOTUSblog
Day-after musings on the APR, in-state performances, etc.
Tuesday’s annual release by the NCAA of its Academic Progress Rate scores elicited hardly a ripple in these parts, and around most of the country. With fewer exceptions, student-athletes are staying eligible and graduating at a better rate than previously — due, in no small part, to thei
June 12, 2013 - Seattle Times

Gen Peter Pace in Daily Times
I think that the evidence that Mr (Murray) Wilcox has elicited, and I'm sure other evidence that will be part of the matters put before the Office of Public Prosecutions, will in fact look to justify the case and I believe they will be... Christine Nixon http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Nixon&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNE0gYvpGoZ6QbTj25xk_MMhajJc3g NEWS.com.au http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23177715-2862,00.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNF7qQRS1S_Y35ybmuo2AixolFs72A Feb 7, 2008 32228 41628 elicited We had then, and have now, every opportunity to speak our minds," Pace said. "And if we do not, shame on us, because the opportunity is there. It is elicited from us. And we're expected to."
Jeff Merkley in New York Times
I did a seven-county tour when I was back in Oregon two weeks ago, and when I noted that I had become the only Democrat to vote against Bernanke, it elicited cheers - on the liberal side and on the conservative side,said Senator Jeff Merkley,...

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