Antonyms for elicit
ɪˈlɪs ɪtelic·it

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1. elicit

   Antonyms:
   insert, implant, introduce, inoculate, insinuate, infuse, instil, incorporate, suggest, extort

   Synonyms:
   draw, evoke, educe, eliminate, enucleate, express, extract, worm, evolve

Matched Categories

1. • Construe
   • Deduce
   • Logic

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1. arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provokeverb

   call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

   "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

   Synonyms:
   elevate, resurrect, force out, provoke, beset, send away, awake, levy, call forth, chivy, kick upstairs, give the sack, suggest, stimulate, lift, heighten, harry, upgrade, educe, dismiss, kick up, fire, leaven, chivvy, bring up, rouse, invoke, raise, wind up, recruit, inflame, chevvy, farm, extract, excite, grow, conjure, upraise, give the axe, prove, awaken, chevy, conjure up, conflagrate, molest, go off, displace, plague, wake, waken, turn on, enhance, give notice, terminate, fuel, arouse, wake up, can, sack, advance, perk up, stir, burn, burn down, put forward, sex, enkindle, evoke, rear, harass, draw out, set up, nurture, parent, energize, produce, erect, discharge, kindle, put up, promote, hassle, open fire, brace, energise, paint a picture, get up, call down, come alive

2. educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw outverb

   deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

   "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

   Synonyms:
   kindle, express, evoke, arouse, put forward, distill, provoke, enkindle, suggest, paint a picture, stir, suck out, aspirate, conjure, extend, fire, distil, draw out, pull, take out, press out, conjure up, educe, kick up, protract, raise, call down, pull up, call forth, invoke, derive, pull out, bring up, excerpt, prolong, extract

3. elicitverb

   derive by reason

   "elicit a solution"

   Synonyms:
   kindle, enkindle, arouse, educe, fire, raise, evoke, extract, draw out, provoke

How to use elicit in a sentence?

1. Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell:

   Cedar Rapids is a city with a diverse population and many viewpoints. Today’s Supreme Court decision is likely to elicit strong opinions. What we must do as a city is come together, especially in times like these. The Cedar Rapids Police Department is conducting a thorough investigation into tonight’s incident. We all have a right to our opinions, but we must act in a peaceful and respectful manner.

2. John Paul Wilson:

   We found that men with darker skin and more stereotypically black facial features tended to be most likely to elicit biased size perceptions, even though they were actually no larger than men with lighter skin and less stereotypical facial features.

3. Michael Nerheim:

   I am certainly aware these situations are potentially volatile and elicit many emotions, i strongly urge and hope for continued calm and patience as the investigation takes place.

4. Graham Greene:

   It is the story-teller's task to elicit sympathy and a measure of understanding for those who lie outside the boundaries of State approval.

5. Ryan Morris:

   Whoever is doing this is just trying to elicit a fear or disrupt something.

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