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shake up vs elicit

elicit vs shake up

shake up and elicit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shake up No No Yes No
elicit No No Yes No
As verbs, elicit is a hypernym of shake up; that is, elicit is a word with a broader meaning than shake up:
  • shake up: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
  • elicit: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Other hypernyms of shake up include arouse, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise.
shake up (verb) elicit (verb)
make fuller by shaking derive by reason
change the arrangement or position of deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
shock physically
shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)
organize anew
Difference between shake up and elicit

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