eliciting

VERB

draw out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bring out evoke extort extract obtain wrest wring

STRONG

badger bite bring cause derive educe evince evolve exact fetch milk rattle shake squeeze

WEAK

arm-twist bring forth bring to light call forth give rise to put muscle on put the arm on shake down

Antonyms

STRONG

give placate soothe

WEAK

cover hide keep repress supress

Example Sentences

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Eliciting — coercing, some might say — affirmative statements hardly seems the right way to oppose authoritarianism.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022

Eliciting the right antibodies to disarm SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the current pandemic, is the goal of dozens of vaccine developers, several of which have already launched human trials in record time.

From Scientific American • May 28, 2020

Eliciting the simultaneous reaction of “I want to do that!” and “I could never do that!” is rare, and sneaky.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2019

Eliciting perhaps the most critical response of the hearing so far, Daines asks Kelly if he will improve DHS staffing levels at the northern border, which he describes as dangerously understaffed.

From The Guardian • Jan. 10, 2017

Eliciting no reply from the fence post, Kent returned to the Eyrie, called up Hedgerow House, and declined Blair’s proposition.

From The Secret of Lonesome Cove by Adams, Samuel Hopkins