elicits

Meanings

• Verb

  To draw out or call forth (a response, feeling, or quality)

• Verb

  To bring about or cause (a situation or reaction)

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Synonyms

construe , deduce

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with elicits
licks , bricks , sticks

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Variants

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elicit , elicitation , elicitations , elicited , eliciting , elicitor , elicitors , elicits

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Etymology

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From the Latin elicere, to draw out or extract

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Trivia

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1. The term 'elicits' is often used in scientific research to describe a stimulus that brings about a response in a subject.

2. In psychology, 'eliciting' is the process of bringing about a particular response or behavior in someone.

3. The word 'elicits' is also used in the field of archaeology to describe the process of unearthing artifacts or discovering new information.

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Related Concepts

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1. evoke: To bring about (a feeling, memory, or response) by creating a situation or using a stimulus

2. provoke: To cause (a response, emotion, or situation) by doing or saying something

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Quotes

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1. If ever there was a two-way pleasure street, it's the delight a baby takes in being tickled and the joy the parent experiences in the tumble of laughter it "elicits".

   - Jeffrey Kluger,{it}Time{/it},17 Jan. 2005

2. In a wild, captive wolf that is not socialized to man, approach will "elicit" flight and, if the wolf is cornered, a defensive reaction may be triggered, which is termed the critical-distance reaction.

   - Michael W. Fox,{it}The Soul of the Wolf{/it},1980

3. Gingrich "elicits" perhaps the greatest sympathy when he talks about the challenge of graduating from a rabble-rousing backbencher in the House minority to presiding over (and trying to control) the first Republican majority in 40 years.

   - Richard L. Berke,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},17 May 1998

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Culture

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In literature, 'elicits' is often used to describe a character or situation that brings out strong emotions or reactions in others. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan elicits strong feelings of longing and desire in Gatsby.

How to Memorize "elicits"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of drawing something out or calling forth a response. For example, imagine pulling a response out of a person like drawing a card from a deck.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of bringing out or causing a reaction. For example, think of a match eliciting a spark or a question eliciting a thoughtful response.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device by remembering the Latin origin of the word, elicere, meaning to draw out or extract.

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