elicit

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \i-ˈli-sət\
- /ɪˈlɪs.ɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \i-ˈli-sət\

Definitions of elicit word

noun elicit Evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions. 1
transitive verb elicit get information from sb 1
transitive verb elicit prompt interest, reaction, a smile 1
intransitive verb elicit get sth from sb 1
verb elicit If you elicit a response or a reaction, you do or say something which makes other people respond or react. 0
verb elicit If you elicit a piece of information, you get it by asking the right questions. 0

See all 10 definitions of elicit

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Parts of speech for Elicit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Elicit

elicit popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

elicit usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for elicit

verb elicit

provoke — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
produce — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
bring about — To bring something about means to cause it to happen.
occasion — a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.

All 30 Synonyms of elicit

Antonyms for elicit

verb elicit

repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
placate — to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.
soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.

All 7 Antonyms of elicit

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