to draw out by force or with effortextracted a splinter from my hand

v.educe, evoke, elicit, extract, extort mean to draw out something hidden, latent, or reserved.educe implies the bringing out of something potential or latent.educed order out of chaosevoke implies a strong stimulus that arouses an emotion or an interest or recalls an image or memory.a song that evokes warm memorieselicit usually implies some effort or skill in drawing forth a response.careful questioning elicited the truthextract implies the use of force or pressure in obtaining answers or information.extracted a confession from himextort suggests a wringing or wresting from one who resists strongly.extorted their cooperation by threatening to inform

in the 15^th century