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ē-lĭcĭo , lĭcŭi and lexi (elicuit, Caes. B. C. 3, 100, 2:
I.“elexisse,” Arn. 5, p. 154), lĭcìtum (part. elicitus, Stat. Th. 4, 414; Luc. 9, 932; Vell. 2, 104, 4), 3, v. a. lacio, to draw out, entice out, to lure forth, to bring out, to elicit (class.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: “aliquem hinc foras,” Plaut. Bacch. 3, 1, 17; cf. id. Men. 5, 6, 3: “hostem ex paludibus silvisque,” Caes. B. G. 7, 32, 2: “omnes citra flumen,” id. ib. 6, 8, 2: “hostes in suum locum,” id. ib. 5, 50, 3: aliquem ad pugnam. id. B. C. 3, 38. 1; 3, 85, 2; Liv. 2, 62; cf.: “aliquem in proelium,” Tac. A. 15, 13: “aliquem praemiis ex civitatibus sociorum ad subeunda pericula,” Cic. Balb. 9: “vatem ad colloquium,” Liv. 5, 15: “aliquem, ut, etc.,” id. 6, 34 fin.; cf. Cic. Tusc. 5, 7 fin.: “premere ubera ad eliciendum lac,” Vulg. Prov. 30, 33.—
B. In partic., in relig. lang.: Jovem, Manes, etc., to call forth, call down a god by religious rites; to raise, conjure up a departed spirit by magic arts, Ov. F. 3, 327; Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 104; Arn. 5, p. 154; Cic. Vatin. 6; Tib. 1, 2, 46; Hor. S. 1, 8, 29; Stat. Th. 4, 414; Luc. 6, 733; Tac. A. 2, 28 al.—In a like sense: “fulmina,” to call down, Liv. 1, 20 fin.; Plin. 28, 2, 3, § 13.—
II. Trop.: “terra elicit herbescentem ex eo (sc. semine) viriditatem,” Cic. de Sen. 15, 51: “vocem,” to utter, speak, Cic. Deiot. 1 fin. (but in Lucr. 3, 58, and Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57, the better reading is eicere voces): “voces et querelas,” id. Brut. 80, 278: “sermonem,” Liv. 9, 6: “verbum ex eo de via ac ratione dicendi,” Cic. de Or. 1, 21, 97: “sonos,” id. N. D. 2, 60: “sententiam alicujus,” id. Att. 7, 1, 5; cf.: “arcana ejus,” Liv. 40, 23; “and, veritatem,” Tac. A. 4, 45: “causas praesensionum,” to elicit, ascertain, Cic. Div. 1, 8: “misericordiam,” Liv. 8, 28; Tac. H. 3, 58; cf. “cupidinem,” id. A. 16, 14: “iram,” Curt. 8, 5 fin.: “studia civium,” Tac. A. 15, 33 et saep.: “ferrum e terrae cavernis,” Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151: “ignem lapidum conflictu,” id. ib. 2, 9 fin.: sanguinem, id. poët. Tusc. 1, 48 fin. Kühn.; Tac. A. 12, 47: “sudorem,” Plin. 25, 11, 89, § 189: “alvum,” to relax, id. 19, 5, 26, § 80: “lacrimas,” Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 13; Vell. 2, 104, 4: “litteras,” Cic. Att. 7, 12, 3; 9, 2: “cadum,” Hor. C. 4, 12, 17 et saep.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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