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Entail vs Elicit - What's the difference?

entail | elicit |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between entail and elicit

is that entail is (obsolete) delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio while elicit is (obsolete) elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

As verbs the difference between entail and elicit

is that entail is to imply or require while elicit is to evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.

As a noun entail

is that which is entailed hence:.

As an adjective elicit is

(obsolete) elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

entail

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To imply or require.
    • This activity will entail careful attention to detail.
  • To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as a heritage.
  • * Allowing them to entail their estates. — .
  • * I here entail The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever. — Shakespeare
  • (obsolete) To appoint hereditary possessor.
  • * To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. — Shakespeare
  • (obsolete) To cut or carve in an ornamental way.
  • * Entailed with curious antics. — .

    • Derived terms

    * entailment

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which is entailed. Hence:
    • An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue.
    The rule by which the descent is fixed.
  • * A power of breaking the ancient entails, and of alienating their estates. — .
  • (obsolete) Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio.
  • * A work of rich entail. — .

    • References

    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    elicit

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
  • To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
    • Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane.
    ''Did you elicit a response?
  • To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason; deduce; construe.

    • See also

    * illicit

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • An elicit act of equity.
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