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elicit > 3 senses
VERB1elicit, arouse, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provokeCall forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
2elicit, educe, evoke, extract, draw outDeduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
3elicitDerive by reason
elicit > pronunciation
Soundsihlih'siht
Rhymesacquit, admit, affectionate, and 179 more rhymes in iht...
elicit > verb 1, emotion
MeaningCall forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsarouse, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
Broadermake, create
Narrowerstrike a chord, touch a chord; invite, ask for; draw; rekindle; infatuate; prick; inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up; stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir; excite; anger; upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit; shame; hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite; overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake; interest
Nounselicitation
elicit > verb 2, creation
MeaningDeduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning).
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymseduce, evoke, extract, draw out
Broaderinterpret, construe, see
elicit > verb 3, cognition
MeaningDerive by reason.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples"elicit a solution"
Categorylogic, logical system, system of logic
Broaderdeduce, infer, deduct, derive

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