Verb

entlocken

to elicit, to draw out, to coax from

Er konnte ihr kein Wort entlocken.

He couldn't elicit a single word from her.

Der Pianist entlockte dem Flügel sanfte Töne.

The pianist drew gentle tones from the grand piano.

to elicit ((sth.)) from ((sb.)) Der Detektiv entlockte dem Zeugen ein Geständnis.

hervorrufen (to evoke), abgewinnen (to extract), entnehmen (to take from)

From the prefix ent- (out of, from) + locken (to lure, entice). To lure something out of someone/something.

Imagine 'luring' (locken) a secret 'out of' (ent-) someone.

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