Entry Word: educe

Function: verb

Meaning: to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved) <the gift of a puppy finally educed a response from the shy boy>

Synonyms elicit, evoke, raise

Related Words drag, dredge (up), extort, pull, wangle, wrest, wring; gain, get, obtain, procure, secure; expose, reveal, uncover

Near Antonyms miss, overlook, pass over