EDUCES Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

educes

verb

present tense third-person singular of educe

as in elicits

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

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That said, this is a piece that elicits a potent response from an audience, which certainly was the case at the Nederlander Theatre on Tuesday night.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
At first the request elicits trademark Ramsayian profanity.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026

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Both Yoon and Hoke also structure their works with staccato-like page breaks—a decision that cleverly evokes spans of creaturely silence.

— Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Catherine’s story line evokes a feverish what-if scenario in which a survivor musters the requisite recklessness, talent for murder, and wig collection to mete out retribution.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

Definition of evokes

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Homer, the enigmatic poet, still provokes and inspires us all.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
But given the profundity of her subject matter and the near-universal awe her art inspires, perhaps this sense of futility gestures at the incomprehensible, even transcendent aura around Petviashvili’s works.

— The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026

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