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Synonyms of the word 
ELICIT → AROUSE - CONSTRUE - CREATE - DEDUCE - DEDUCT - DERIVE - EDUCE - ENKINDLE - EVOKE - EXTRACT - FIRE - INFER - INTERPRET - KINDLE - MAKE - PROVOKE - RAISE - SEEelicit- v. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or…
- v. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
- v. To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason; deduce; construe.
- adj. (obsolete) Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
arouse- v. To stimulate feelings.
- v. To sexually stimulate.
- v. To wake from sleep or stupor.
construe- n. A translation.
- n. An interpretation.
- v. To interpret or explain the meaning of something.
- v. (grammar) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse.
- v. To translate.
create- v. (transitive) To bring into existence.
- v. (transitive) To design, invest with a new form, shape, etc.
- v. (intransitive) To be creative, imaginative.
- v. (transitive) To cause, bring a (non-object) about by action.
- v. (transitive) To confer a title of nobility, not by descent, but by giving a title either initiated or…
- v. (transitive) To confer a cardinalate, which can not be inherited, but most often bears a pre‐existent…
- v. (intransitive, colloquial) To make a fuss, complain; to shout.
- adj. (archaic) Created, resulting from creation.
deduce- v. (transitive) To reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises.
- v. (obsolete) To take away; to deduct; to subtract.
- v. (obsolete, Latinism) To lead forth.
deduct- v. To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller by some amount.
derive- v. (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
- v. (transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
- v. (transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
- v. (transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
- v. (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
- v. To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
educe- v. (transitive) To draw out or bring out; elicit or evoke.
- v. (transitive) To infer or deduce.
enkindle- v. To kindle; to arouse or evoke.
evoke- v. To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
extract- n. Something that is extracted or drawn out.
- n. A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.
- n. A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential…
- n. Any substance extracted is such a way, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained.
- n. A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant…
- n. (obsolete) A peculiar principle (fundamental essence) once erroneously supposed to form the basis of all…
- n. Ancestry; descent.
- n. A draft or copy of writing; a certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein,…
- v. (transitive) To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction,…
- v. (transitive) To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare…
- v. (transitive) To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book.
- v. (transitive) To select parts of a whole.
- v. (transitive, arithmetic) To determine (a root of a number).
fire- n. (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon…
- n. (countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained…
- n. (countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
- n. (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered a one of…
- n. (countable, Britain) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
- n. (countable) The elements necessary to start a fire.
- n. (uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun.
- n. Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
- n. Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
- n. Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
- n. (countable) A button (on a joypad, joystick or similar device) usually used to make a video game character…
- v. (transitive) To set (something) on fire.
- v. (transitive) To heat without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
- v. (transitive) To drive away by setting a fire.
- v. (transitive) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct…
- v. (transitive) To shoot (a device that launches a projectile or a pulse or stream of something).
- v. (intransitive) To shoot a gun, a cannon or a similar weapon.
- v. (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
- v. (intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell.
- v. (transitive) To forcibly direct (something).
- v. (intransitive, computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
- v. To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
- v. To animate; to give life or spirit to.
- v. To feed or serve the fire of.
- v. To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
- v. (farriery) To cauterize.
- v. (intransitive, dated) To catch fire; to be kindled.
- v. (intransitive, dated) To be irritated or inflamed with passion.
- adj. (slang) Amazing.
- interj. A cry of distress indicating that something is on fire.
- interj. A signal to shoot.
infer- v. (transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction,…
- v. (transitive) To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply. (Now often considered incorrect, especially…
- v. (obsolete) To cause, inflict (something) upon or to someone.
- v. (obsolete) To introduce (a subject) in speaking, writing etc.; to bring in.
interpret- v. To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms…
- v. To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation.
- v. (intransitive) To act as an interpreter.
kindle- v. (intransitive, of a rabbit or hare) To bring forth young; to give birth.
- n. (rare, collective) A group of kittens.
- v. (transitive) To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
- v. (transitive, figuratively) To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
- v. (intransitive, figuratively) To begin to grow or take hold.
make- v. (transitive, heading) To create.
- v. (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- v. (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- v. To constitute.
- v. (intransitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- v. (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- v. (transitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- v. To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- v. (transitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- v. (transitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- v. (transitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- v. (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- v. (transitive, US slang) To recognise, identify.
- v. (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- v. (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
- v. (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- v. (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- v. To appoint; to name.
- v. (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- v. (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- v. (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- v. (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- v. (obsolete, intransitive) To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
- v. To enact; to establish.
- v. To develop into; to prove to be.
- v. To form or formulate in the mind.
- v. (obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in…
- v. (obsolete) To increase; to augment; to accrue.
- v. (obsolete) To be engaged or concerned in.
- v. (now archaic) To cause to be (in a specified place), used after a subjective what.
- v. (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- n. (often of a car) Brand or kind; often paired with model.
- n. How a thing is made; construction.
- n. Origin of a manufactured article; manufacture.
- n. (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- n. (dated) The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.
- n. A person's character or disposition.
- n. (bridge) The declaration of the trump for a hand.
- n. (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- n. (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of…
- n. (slang) Recognition or identification, especially from police records or evidence.
- n. (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past or future target of seduction (usually female).
- n. (slang, military) A promotion.
- n. A home-made project.
- n. (basketball) A made basket.
- n. (dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion.
- n. (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, now rare) A halfpenny.
provoke- v. (transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
- v. (transitive) To bring about a reaction.
- v. (obsolete) To appeal.
raise- v. (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
- v. (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
- v. (poker, intransitive) To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
- v. (arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
- v. (linguistics, transitive, of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
- v. (linguistics, transitive, of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof…
- v. To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or…
- v. (computing) To throw (an exception).
- n. (US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
- n. (weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
- n. (curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
- n. (poker) A bet which increased the previous bet.
- n. A cairn or pile of stones.
see- v. (stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.
- v. To form a mental picture of.
- v. (social) To meet, to visit.
- v. (by extension) To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
- v. (gambling) To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
- v. (sometimes mystical) To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
- v. To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
- v. (used in the imperative) Used to emphasise a proposition.
- v. (used in the imperative) To reference or to study for further details.
- n. A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.
- n. The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric.
- n. A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
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