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fire up vs elicit

elicit vs fire up

fire up and elicit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fire up No No Yes No
elicit No No Yes No
As verbs, elicit is a hypernym of fire up; that is, elicit is a word with a broader meaning than fire up:
  • fire up: arouse or excite feelings and passions
  • elicit: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Other hypernyms of fire up include arouse, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise.
fire up (verb) elicit (verb)
begin to smoke derive by reason
arouse or excite feelings and passions deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Difference between fire up and elicit

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