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elicit

verb

/ɪˈlɪsɪt/

Meaning

To draw out a response, answer, or reaction from someone.

The teacher’s question elicited thoughtful answers from the students.

elicit a response

evoke, extract, provoke, obtain, bring out

suppress, hide, silence

elicit response, elicit information, elicit reaction, elicit support

to return to a previous state, condition, or practice

to compare one thing to another, often in a figurative way

To be the strongest, most common, or most influential element.

To make something less severe, serious, or painful; to reduce or alleviate.

To assign a date later than the actual date to a document or event.

to prepare food by heating; to make food ready to eat