Associations to the word «Elicit»
Noun
- Pathogen
- Laughter
- Enquiry
- Anxiety
- Phenotype
- Aggression
- Groan
- Pathway
- Cortex
- Vaccination
- Relaxation
- Coping
- Torture
- Kinase
- Inhibition
- Cognition
- Melodrama
- Listener
- Ganglion
- Tendon
- Analog
- Perception
- Pathos
- Nerve
- Injection
- Ligand
- Approbation
- Lesion
- Excitation
- Trigger
- Stakeholder
- Axon
- Viewer
- Feeling
- Awe
- Tenderness
- Information
- Selectivity
- Pain
- Parenting
- Muscle
- Immunity
- Protein
- Examiner
- Utterance
- Cell
- Learner
- Howl
- Discrepancy
- Testimony
- Initiate
- Exposure
- Reply
- Stereotype
- Nucleotide
- Differentiation
- Inquiry
- Behaviour
- Disapproval
- Input
- Antagonist
- Pornography
- Dren
- Dissent
- Chemical
Adjective
Wiktionary
ELICIT, verb. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
ELICIT, verb. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
ELICIT, verb. To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason; deduce; construe.
ELICIT, adjective. (obsolete) Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
Dictionary definition
ELICIT, verb. Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy".
ELICIT, verb. Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant".
ELICIT, verb. Derive by reason; "elicit a solution".
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.