entlocken — meaning in English

English meaning

• elicit verb To draw out a response, reaction, or piece of information from someone, often through careful questioning.

Senses

entlocken is used for these senses in English:

• elicit To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
• fossick (intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, _, specifically) To elicit information; to ferret out. [from mid 19th c.]

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