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elicit
verb as in draw out
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Hewing to the text, Mr. Lloyd elicits effective and affecting performances from the cast.
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It elicits a strong reaction of distaste from the production’s fictional chef.
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It’s a shocking moment and a clear sign that “Urchin” has no intention of romanticizing Mike or actively eliciting our sympathies.
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Seeing these dead beasts suspended by their tails elicited a "gallows-like" feeling, he recounts, but not fear.
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Reporters tried at least four more times to get Sanders to answer similar questions, eliciting only a similar pantomimed response.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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