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elicit vs ignite

ignite vs elicit

elicit and ignite both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
elicit No No Yes No
ignite No No Yes No
As verbs, ignite is a hyponym of elicit; that is, ignite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elicit:
  • elicit: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • ignite: arouse or excite feelings and passions
Other hyponyms of elicit include strike a chord, touch a chord, ask for, invite, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, fire up, heat, inflame, stir up, wake, excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, excite, anger, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset, shame, bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.
elicit (verb) ignite (verb)
derive by reason start or maintain a fire in
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) arouse or excite feelings and passions
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
start to burn or burst into flames
Difference between elicit and ignite

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