To elicit or draw out something (such as information or a response) through careful or skillful means; an archaic or rare variant of elicit.
From Latin 'elicitatus,' the past participle of 'elicere' (to draw out), with the suffix '-ate' applied to create a verb form. This represents an older or more formal variant of 'elicit.'
Elicitate is essentially a synonymous variant that fell out of favor—its existence alongside 'elicit' shows how English gradually standardizes on single forms rather than maintaining multiple versions of the same word.
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