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elicit
Overview of verb elicit
The verb elicit has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke -- (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy")
2. (2) educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out -- (deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant")
3. elicit -- (derive by reason; "elicit a solution")
Grep of noun elicit
elicitation
Antonyms of verb elicit
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb elicit
3 senses of elicit
Sense 1
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Sense 2
educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out
=> interpret, construe, see
=> understand
Sense 3
elicit
=> deduce, infer, deduct, derive
=> reason, reason out, conclude
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb elicit
1 of 3 senses of elicit
Sense 1
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> strike 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
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb elicit
3 senses of elicit
Sense 1
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Sense 2
educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out
=> interpret, construe, see
Sense 3
elicit
=> deduce, infer, deduct, derive
'Cause To' of verb elicit
Derived Forms of verb elicit
1 of 3 senses of elicit
Sense 1
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
RELATED TO>(noun) elicitation#1
=> evocation, induction, elicitation
Domain of verb elicit
1 of 3 senses of elicit
Sense 3
elicit
TOPIC>(noun) logic#4, logical system#1, system of logic#1
Domain Terms of verb elicit
Familiarity of verb elicit
elicit used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb elicit
3 senses of elicit
Sense 1
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
elicit
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb elicit
3 senses of elicit
Sense 1
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
> make, create
=> beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
=> reproduce, procreate, multiply
=> regenerate
=> clear
=> distill, extract, distil
=> derive, educe
=> froth, spume, suds
=> lay down, establish, make
=> puncture
=> twine
=> cleave
=> track
=> institute, bring
=> short-circuit, short
=> re-create
=> grind
=> generate, bring forth
=> originate, initiate, start
=> give, yield
=> bring, work, play, wreak, make for
=> raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
=> create by mental act, create mentally
=> create, make
=> realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate
=> cause, do, make
=> establish, give
=> put on, turn in
=> bear, turn out
=> create from raw material, create from raw stuff
=> construct, build, make
=> build, establish
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> style
=> strike
=> copy, re-create
=> create verbally
=> compose, write
=> choreograph
=> direct
=> film
=> film-make
=> recreate
=> offset
=> scrape
=> produce, bring forth
=> produce, bring about, give rise
=> press
=> prepare
=> cut
=> cut
=> raise
=> beat
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> incorporate
=> form, organize, organise
Sense 2
educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out
> interpret, construe, see
=> misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss
=> read between the lines
=> mythicize, mythicise
=> literalize, literalise
=> spiritualize, spiritualise
=> reinterpret
=> allegorize, allegorise
=> take, read
=> read
=> read, scan
=> educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out
Sense 3
elicit
> deduce, infer, deduct, derive
=> extrapolate
=> carry back
=> surmise
=> elicit
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb elicit
Sense 1
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
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Sense 2
educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out
=> interpret, construe, see
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Sense 3
elicit
=> deduce, infer, deduct, derive
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Grep of verb elicit
elicit
Grep of adj elicit
elicited
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