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elicit vs injure

injure vs elicit

elicit and injure both are verbs.

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