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infatuate vs elicit

elicit vs infatuate

infatuate and elicit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
infatuate No No Yes No
elicit No No Yes No
As verbs, elicit is a hypernym of infatuate; that is, elicit is a word with a broader meaning than infatuate:
  • infatuate: arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
  • elicit: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Other hypernyms of infatuate include arouse, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise.
infatuate (verb) elicit (verb)
arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way derive by reason
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Difference between infatuate and elicit

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