单词 | elicit |
释义 | elicit (once / 1399 pages) 1v 2v When you elicit, you're bringing out a response of some sort. A good comedian elicits a lot of laughs. Elicit has to do with creating or provoking a response. A great speech will elicit cheers — a bad speech will elicit boos. Teachers try to elicit responses from students. If a friend smiles at you, it will probably elicit a smile of your own. In court, a lawyer might try to elicit mistakes and inconsistencies in the testimony of a witness. In all cases, whatever is elicited is some kind of response. WORD FAMILYelicit: elicitation, elicited, eliciting, elicits USAGE EXAMPLESTorture is not effective in eliciting intelligence, the general felt. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The stories elicited pushback from the industry, leading to legislative actions, including rules to require ventilation at all New York state nail salons. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) There is little to elicit either elation or revulsion. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 v call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper arouse, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise strike a chord, touch a chord evoke a reaction, response, or emotion ask for, inviteincrease the likelihood of drawelicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. rekindlearouse again infatuatearouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way prickto cause a sharp emotional pain fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wakearouse or excite feelings and passions excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stirstir the feelings, emotions, or peace of excitearouse or elicit a feeling angermake angry discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upsetcause to lose one's composure shamecause to be ashamed bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, woundhurt the feelings of overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelmovercome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli interestexcite the curiosity of; engage the interest of devastateoverwhelm or overpower absorb, engage, engross, occupyconsume all of one's attention or time clutch, get hold of, seizeaffect affront, diss, insulttreat, mention, or speak to rudely fermentwork up into agitation or excitement fuelstimulate arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind upstimulate sexually affright, fright, frighten, scarecause fear in enervate, faze, unnerve, unsettledisturb the composure of dissolvecause to lose control emotionally combustcause to become violent or angry miffcause to be annoyed gall, irkirritate or vex exasperate, incense, infuriatemake furious maddenmake mad offend, piquecause to feel resentment or indignation bemuse, bewilder, discombobulate, throwcause to be confused emotionally abash, embarrasscause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious discountenancelook with disfavor on anguish, hurt, paincause emotional anguish or make miserable laceratedeeply hurt the feelings of; distress stingcause an emotional pain, as if by stinging enrageput into a rage; make violently angry thrill, tickle, vibratefeel sudden intense sensation or emotion afflictcause great unhappiness for; distress abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortifycause to feel shame; hurt the pride of invite, temptgive rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting killoverwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration benightovertake with darkness or night knock outoverwhelm with admiration staggerastound or overwhelm, as with shock lockhold fast (in a certain state) elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, upliftfill with high spirits; fill with optimism animate, enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorateheighten or intensify titillateexcite pleasurably or erotically aggravate, exacerbate, exasperateexasperate or irritate fascinate, grip, spellbind, transfixto render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe enthusecause to feel enthusiasm create, make make or cause to be or to become 1v deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) Syn|Hyper draw out, educe, evoke, extract construe, interpret, see make sense of; assign a meaning to 2v derive by reason elicit a solution Hyper deduce, deduct, derive, infer reason by deduction; establish by deduction |
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