1. (

• arouse ,
• elicit ,
• enkindle ,
• kindle ,
• evoke ,
• fire ,
• raise ,
• provoke

) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" ;

2. (

• educe ,
• evoke ,
• elicit ,
• extract ,
• draw_out

) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" ;

3. (

• elicit

) derive by reason; "elicit a solution" ;

1. (

• elicited ,
• evoked

) called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation; "evoked potentials"; "an elicited response" ;