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e·lic·it
 elicit
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- pronunciation:
lI
siht
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
elicits, eliciting, elicited |
| definition 1: |
to draw or bring out.
I hoped to elicit her ideas on the matter.- synonyms:
- educe
- similar words:
- draw, evoke, extract, pull
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| definition 2: |
to call forth; evoke.
His remark elicited several boos from the audience.The question "How are you?" often elicits a response of "Fine."The joke elicited few laughs from the crowd.- synonyms:
- draw, evoke
- similar words:
- occasion
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| related words: |
ballot, derive, excite, irritate, procure |
adverb + (v.)elicit
thereby
(v.)elicit
+ adverb
significantly, socially
(v.)elicit
+ noun
admiration,
affect,
answer,
anxiety,
applause,
appraisal,
arousal,
attitude,
awe,
bid,
cheer,
chuckle,
comment,
commentary,
comparison,
compliance,
concern,
confession,
contempt,
cooperation,
criticism,
emotion,
evaluation,
excitement,
expectation,
expression,
fear,
feedback,
feeling,
frustration,
gasp,
giggle,
groan,
guffaw,
impression,
informant,
information,
input,
involvement,
laugh,
laughter,
memory,
narrative,
opinion,
participant,
participation,
passion,
perception,
performance,
pity,
praise,
protest,
reaction,
reflection,
reflex,
rejection,
reply,
respect,
respondent,
response,
skepticism,
smile,
statement,
stimulation,
support,
sympathy,
testimony,
trust,
variety
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| derivations: |
elicitable (adj.), elicitation (n.), elicitor (n.) |
The word elicit
contains the following part:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
ebullient, edentulous, edict, educate, educe, egregious, egress, ejaculate, eject, elaborate, elate, elect, elicit, elide, eligible, elite, elocution, elongate, eloquence, eloquent, elucidate, elude, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, emend, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emissary, emit, emollient, emolument, emulsion, enervate, enormity, enormous, enumerate, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, eruct, erudite, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, evanesce, event, eventuate, evert, evict, evident, evocative, evoke, evolution, evolve, ineluctable, ineradicable
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