elicit
Coax a response
Elicit is a verb that should not be confused with the adjective illicit, often pronounced the same way.
To elicit a response or information from someone is to ask for it or do something that will bring it forth: The survey was designed to elicit students’ opinions about campus food service. The dosage was not high enough to elicit a response in the patient.
Incite a response
- triggerWhat initiates action
- induceCause or persuade
- causeWhat produces an effect
- generateCause to come into being
produce · engender · precipitate · prompt · spark · arouse · stimulate · kindle
Extract or extend
- obtainCome into possession of
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- deriveObtain from a source
- evokeBring forth mentally
educe · wrest · wring · glean · gather · procure · secure · fetch
provoke
Incite a response
generate · produce · engender · precipitate · prompt · spark · arouse · stimulate · kindle · stir
draw out
Extract or extend
evoke · educe · wrest · wring · glean · gather · procure · secure · fetch · pull
question
Request for information
interview · survey · poll · solicit · seek · request · invite · petition · appeal · encourage
uncover
Reveal what's hidden
- exposeMake known publicly
- discoverFind something unknown
- bring to lightExpose hidden information
disclose · unveil · surface · manifest · lay bare · detect · discern · find · ascertain · learn