elicit

Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɪsɪt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  2. verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
  3. verb derive by reason

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin elicitus from eliciō (“draw forth”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

arouse, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
make
Narrower (hyponyms)
interest, strike a chord, prick, excite, overwhelm, anger

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