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interpret vs elicit

elicit vs interpret

interpret and elicit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
interpret No No Yes No
elicit No No Yes No
As verbs, elicit is a hyponym of interpret; that is, elicit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than interpret:
  • interpret: make sense of; assign a meaning to
  • elicit: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
Other hyponyms of interpret include be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand, read between the lines, mythicise, mythicize, literalise, literalize, spiritualise, spiritualize, reinterpret, allegorise, allegorize, read, take, read, read, scan, draw out, educe, evoke, extract.
interpret (verb) elicit (verb)
make sense of; assign a meaning to derive by reason
make sense of a language deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
give an interpretation or explanation to call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
restate (words) from one language into another language
give an interpretation or rendition of
create an image or likeness of
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