What is "elicit" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does elicit mean in English? Meaning of elicit definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "elicit" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "elicit": call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Verb

  • Meaning: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • Example: arouse pity raise a smile evoke sympathy
  • Synonyms: arouse elicit enkindle evoke fire kindle provoke raise
  • Hyponyms: anger ask for bruise discomfit discompose disconcert draw excite fire up heat hurt ignite infatuate inflame injure interest invite offend overcome overpower overtake overwhelm prick rekindle shake shake up shame spite stimulate stir stir up strike a chord sweep over touch a chord untune upset wake whelm wound
  • Hypernyms: create make
  • Meaning of "elicit": deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

    Verb

  • Meaning: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
  • Example: We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
  • Synonyms: draw out educe elicit evoke extract
  • Hypernyms: construe interpret see
  • Meaning of "elicit": derive by reason

    Verb

  • Meaning: derive by reason
  • Example: elicit a solution
  • Synonyms: elicit
  • Hypernyms: deduce deduct derive infer
  • Adjective: To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something. Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane. Did you elicit a response?To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason; deduce; construe.
  • Synonyms:

    extort, wrest, wring, obtain, bring out, evoke, extract, evolve, derive, rattle, exact, bite, milk, fetch, bring, evince, shake, squeeze, cause, educe, badger, bring to light, arm-twist, bring forth, call forth, give rise to, put muscle on, put the arm on, shake down,

    Antonyms:

    placate, soothe, hide, repress, give, cover, keep, supress,

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    elicit in English: elicit
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