English

Detailed Synonyms for elicit in English

elicit:

to elicit verb (elicits, elicited, eliciting)

  1. to elicit
    to elicit; to bring on; to cause; to bring about
    • elicit verb (elicits, elicited, eliciting)
    • bring on verb (brings on, brought on, bringing on)
    • cause verb (causes, caused, causing)
    • bring about verb (brings about, brought about, bringing about)
  2. to elicit
    – derive by reason 1
    to elicit
    – derive by reason 1
    • elicit verb (elicits, elicited, eliciting)
      • elicit a solution1
  3. to elicit
    – deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) 1
    to elicit; to extract; to draw out; to evoke; educe
    – deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) 1
    • elicit verb (elicits, elicited, eliciting)
    • extract verb (extracts, extracted, extracting)
    • draw out verb (draws out, drew out, drawing out)
    • evoke verb (evokes, evoked, evoking)
    • educe verb
  4. to elicit
    – call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 1
    to raise; to elicit; to provoke; to arouse; to fire; to kindle; to evoke; enkindle
    – call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 1
    • raise verb (raises, raised, raising)
      • raise a smile1
    • elicit verb (elicits, elicited, eliciting)
    • provoke verb (provokes, provoked, provoking)
    • arouse verb (arouses, aroused, arousing)
      • arouse pity1
    • fire verb (fires, fired, firing)
    • kindle verb (kindles, kindled, kindling)
    • evoke verb (evokes, evoked, evoking)
      • evoke sympathy1
    • enkindle verb

Conjugations for elicit:

present
  1. elicit
  2. elicit
  3. elicits
  4. elicit
  5. elicit
  6. elicit
simple past
  1. elicited
  2. elicited
  3. elicited
  4. elicited
  5. elicited
  6. elicited
present perfect
  1. have elicited
  2. have elicited
  3. has elicited
  4. have elicited
  5. have elicited
  6. have elicited
past continuous
  1. was eliciting
  2. were eliciting
  3. was eliciting
  4. were eliciting
  5. were eliciting
  6. were eliciting
future
  1. shall elicit
  2. will elicit
  3. will elicit
  4. shall elicit
  5. will elicit
  6. will elicit
continuous present
  1. am eliciting
  2. are eliciting
  3. is eliciting
  4. are eliciting
  5. are eliciting
  6. are eliciting
subjunctive
  1. be elicited
  2. be elicited
  3. be elicited
  4. be elicited
  5. be elicited
  6. be elicited
diverse
  1. elicit!
  2. let's elicit!
  3. elicited
  4. eliciting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "elicit":

  • eliciting

Alternate Synonyms for "elicit":


Related Definitions for "elicit":

  1. derive by reason1
    • elicit a solution1
  2. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)1
  3. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)1