Elicit vs Envoke - What's the difference?
elicit | envoke |
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.
* Jeremy Taylor
As verbs the difference between elicit and envoke
is that elicit is to evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer while envoke is .As an adjective elicit
is (obsolete) elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.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.