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Evoke vs Elicit - What's the difference?

evoke | elicit |

As verbs the difference between evoke and elicit

is that evoke is to cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination 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.

evoke

English

Verb

  • To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
  • Being here evokes long forgotten memories.
    Seeing this happen equally evokes fear and anger in me.
    The book evokes a detailed and lively picture of what life was like in the 19th century.

    Derived terms

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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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