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injure vs elicit

elicit vs injure

injure and elicit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
injure No No Yes No
elicit No No Yes No
As verbs, elicit is a hypernym of injure; that is, elicit is a word with a broader meaning than injure:
  • injure: hurt the feelings of
  • elicit: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Other hypernyms of injure include arouse, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise.
injure (verb) elicit (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to derive by reason
cause damage or affect negatively deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
hurt the feelings of call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Difference between injure and elicit

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