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sweep over vs elicit

elicit vs sweep over

sweep over and elicit both are verbs.

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

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