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elicits

verb , present tense third-person singular of elicit

Synonyms and Antonyms of elicits

to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)

the role elicited the actress's flair for comedy that previous directors had overlooked

Synonyms of elicits

educes, evokes, inspires, raises

Words Related to elicits

drags, dredges (up), extorts, extracts, pulls, wangles, wrests, wrings

coaxes (out), gains, gets, obtains, procures, secures

bares, discloses, discovers, divulges, evinces, exposes, reveals, uncloaks, uncovers, unmasks, unveils

Phrases Synonymous with elicits

Near Antonyms of elicits

disregards, forgets, ignores, misses, neglects, overlooks, overpasses, passes over

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