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elicit
Synonyms and Antonyms of elicit
to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved) the role elicited the actress's flair for comedy that previous directors had overlooked Synonyms educe, evoke, inspire, raiseRelated Words drag, dredge (up), extort, extract, pull, wangle, wrest, wring; coax (out), gain, get, obtain, procure, secure; bare, disclose, discover, divulge, evince, expose, reveal, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveilNear Antonyms disregard, forget, ignore, miss, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over
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