elicit

Speech parts

1. elicit - Adjective

2. elicit - Verb

Meaning

Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out against the will; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to elicit truth by discussion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

kindle fire raise extract provoke evoke arouse enkindle educe draw out chevy rouse make force get
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Antonyms

bank born referee bridle daunt cover
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Hypernyms

make see create derive interpret infer

Hyponyms

interest heat draw overcome spite wound

Phrases with the word

elicit shock elicit surprise

Derivatives

elicited eliciting

Examples

The effect of the mass media is not to elicit belief but to maintain the apparatus of addiction. Christopher Lasch

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. John Buchan

It is the story-teller's task to elicit sympathy and a measure of understanding for those who lie outside the boundaries of State approval. Graham Greene

The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. James Buchanan

There is nothing like a parade to elicit the proper respect for the military from the populace. Irving Kristol

I don't want to walk in the middle. I want people to read what I write and feel strongly about it. If, at some point, whatever I am doing is failing to elicit a response, whether it's very positive or very negative, then I am going to stop doing it. James Frey

Close letter words and terms

eliasite Eliason eliche elicit shock elicit surprise elicitability