Which of these words is a synonym for "elicit"?

To elicit means to draw forth or bring out (something latent, potential, or hidden). For example, to elicit a response or information.

• Complicit: Involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing. This is not a synonym.
• Edify: To instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually. This is not a synonym.
• Illuminate: To light up or brighten; to help to clarify or explain. This is not a synonym.
• Evoke: To bring or recall to the conscious mind; to call forth (a feeling, memory, or response). This meaning is very similar to "elicit."

Both "elicit" and "evoke" refer to the act of bringing something out or calling something forth.

The synonym for "elicit" is evoke.

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