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| 1. | [ verb ] call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses | |
| Synonyms: | arouse evoke provoke fire raise kindle enkindle | |
| Examples: | "arouse pity" "raise a smile" "evoke sympathy" |
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| Related terms: | make excite overwhelm invite draw interest stimulate hurt upset anger inflame strike_a_chord infatuate rekindle shame prick arousal incitement | |
| 2. | [ verb ] deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) | |
| Synonyms: | extract evoke draw_out educe | |
| Examples: | "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" |
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| Related terms: | interpret | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (logic) derive by reason | |
| Examples: | "elicit a solution" |
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| Related terms: | deduce logic | |
| Similar spelling: |
elicited elect elocute Electra elector elected Elliston Ellicott electrum electron electric elective election elocution electrode electrify electoral elucidate El_Cid |
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