Entice vs Elicit - What's the difference?
entice | elicit |
To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
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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.
To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason; deduce; construe.
(obsolete) Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
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As verbs the difference between entice and elicit
is that entice is to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope while elicit is to evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.As an adjective elicit is
elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.entice
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Verb
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- I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.
See also
* beguile * tempt * seduceReferences
* *elicit
English
Verb
(en verb)- Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane.
- ''Did you elicit a response?
See also
* illicitAdjective
(-)- An elicit act of equity.
