What is the meaning of elicit?

verb

• Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses. )
  • usage: "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
  • synonyms: arouse, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
• Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning. )
  • usage: "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
  • synonyms: educe, evoke, extract, draw out
• Derive by reason.
  • usage: "elicit a solution"