"elicits" in the verb sense
1. arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses
"arouse pity"
"raise a smile"
"evoke sympathy"
2. educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning
"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
3. elicit
derive by reason
"elicit a solution"
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