elicit

elicit is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
2. transitive verb. To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out against the will; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to elicit truth by discussion.
3. verb. derive by reason

   "elicit a solution"

4. verb. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

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

   Synonyms: educe, evoke, extract

5. verb. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

   "arouse pity"

   "raise a smile"

   Synonyms: arouse, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise

Synonyms

educe, evoke, extract, arouse, enkindle, fire, kindle, provoke, raise

Common word forms

elicits, elicited, eliciting, elicitable

Words from these letters

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