Elicit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻlˈɪsᵻt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈaɡəlz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈaɡəlz/

3 syllables Say it as /ᵻlˈɪsᵻt/.

Examples

arouse pity
raise a smile
evoke sympathy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

evoke provoke extract draw out arouse enkindle raise fire kindle educe

Parts of Speech

verb	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) “arouse pity”
verb	deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) “We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant”
verb	derive by reason “elicit a solution”

Word Forms

arousal	noun	the act of arousing
elicitation	noun	stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
evocative	adjective	serving to bring to mind; - Wilder Hobson
evocation	noun	stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
provocative	adjective	serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; ; ; - Anthony Trollope
provocation	noun	something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entlocken

hervorrufen (Emotionen, Gefühle und Reaktionen)

🇫🇷French

obtenir

susciter (émotions, sentiments et réponses)

🇪🇸Spanish

obtener

invocar (emociones, sentimientos y respuestas)

🇮🇹Italian

suscitare

suscitare (emozioni, sentimenti e risposte)

🇳🇱Dutch

veroorzaken

oproepen (emoties, gevoelens en reacties)

🇵🇹Portuguese

extrair

evocar (emoções, sentimentos e respostas)

🇷🇺Russian

выявлять

вызывать (эмоции, чувства и реакции)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निकालना

आह्वान (भावनाएँ, भावनाएँ और प्रतिक्रियाएँ)

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রকাশ করা

ডাক (আবেগ, অনুভূতি এবং প্রতিক্রিয়া)

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளிப்படுத்து

அழைக்கவும் (உணர்ச்சிகள், உணர்வுகள் மற்றும் பதில்கள்)

🇮🇳Telugu

వెలికితీయు

కాల్ చేయండి (భావోద్వేగాలు, భావాలు మరియు ప్రతిస్పందనలు)

🇮🇳Marathi

बाहेर काढणे

कॉल करा (भावना, भावना आणि प्रतिसाद)

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહાર કાઢવું

આગળ બોલાવો (લાગણીઓ, લાગણીઓ અને પ્રતિભાવો)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರಹೊಮ್ಮಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

ಕರೆ ಮಾಡಿ (ಭಾವನೆಗಳು, ಭಾವನೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉന്നയിക്കുക

വിളിക്കുക (വികാരങ്ങൾ, വികാരങ്ങൾ, പ്രതികരണങ്ങൾ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਜਾਗਰ

ਕਾਲ ਕਰੋ (ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ, ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ, ਅਤੇ ਜਵਾਬ)

🇵🇰Urdu

نکالنا

کال کریں (جذبات، احساسات اور ردعمل)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

引出

唤起（情绪、感觉和反应）

🇯🇵Japanese

引き出す

呼び出す（感情、気持ち、反応）

🇰🇷Korean

유도하다

불러내다(감정, 느낌, 반응)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khơi gợi

kêu gọi (cảm xúc, cảm xúc và phản ứng)

🇹🇭Thai

ล้วงเอา

เรียกร้อง (อารมณ์ ความรู้สึก และการตอบสนอง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperoleh

panggilan keluar (emosi, perasaan, dan tanggapan)

🇵🇭Filipino

magtamo

tumawag (emosyon, damdamin, at tugon)

🇲🇾Malay

menimbulkan

menyeru (emosi, perasaan, dan tindak balas)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استنبط

الدعوة (العواطف والمشاعر والاستجابات)

🇮🇷Persian

برانگیختن

فراخوانی (عواطف، احساسات و پاسخ ها)

🇹🇷Turkish

meydana çıkarmak

Çağırmak (duygular, hisler ve tepkiler)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהָפִיק

להזעיק (רגשות, רגשות ותגובות)

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The primary meaning of 'elicit' is 'call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)'.

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Using 'elicit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'elicit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'elicit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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