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elicit

verb

1 elicit

Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).

synonyms: arouse, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise.

Roget 153: be the cause of etc. n .; originate; give origin to, give rise, to, give occasion to; cause, occasion, sow the seeds of, kindle, suscitate; bring on, ... show more

Dutch: ontlokken, bovenhalen, evoceren, evoqueren, oproepen, wekken

2 elicit

Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning).

synonyms: draw out, educe, evoke, extract.

Roget 301: extract, draw; take out, draw out, pull out, tear out, pluck out, pick out, get out; wring from, wrench; extort; root up, weed up, ... show more

Roget 480a: discover, find, determine, evolve, learn etc. 539; fix upon; pick up; find out, trace out, make out, hunt out, fish out, ... show more

Roget 525: make manifest, render manifest etc. adj.; bring forth, bring forward, bring to the front, bring into view; give notice; express; represent, set forth, exhibit; show, ... show more

3 elicit

Derive by reason.


Moby thesaurus: arouse, bring, bring about, bring forth, bring on, bring out, bring to light, call forth, call out, call up, cause, contrive, deduce, derive, drag out, draw down, draw forth, draw on, draw out, educe ... show more.

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