elicit, extract, extort — These three are broadly synonymous but are distinguished by the degree of force they imply. Elicit, the mildest of the three, means to draw or coax out, and can additionally suggest an element of craftiness: you can elicit information without… … Dictionary of troublesome word
elicit, extract, extort — These three are broadly synonymous but are distinguished by the degree of force they imply. Elicit, the mildest of the three, means to draw or coax out, and can additionally suggest an element of craftiness: you can elicit information without… … Dictionary of troublesome word
elicit — , extract, extort These three are broadly synonymous, but are distinguished by the degree of force that they imply. Elicit, the mildest of the three, means to draw or coax out, and can additionally suggest an element of craftiness: you can… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
elicit — vb evoke, *educe, extract, extort Analogous words: draw, drag, *pull: *bring, fetch … New Dictionary of Synonyms
extract — extractable, extractible, adj. extractability, extractibility, n. v. /ik strakt / or, esp. for 5, /ek strakt/; n. /ek strakt/, v.t. 1. to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force: to extract a tooth. 2. to deduce (a… … Universalium
extort — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. elicit, extract, draw, exact; wring, wrench, force; squeeze. See stealing, compulsion, EX traction, threat. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. extract, wrench, wrest; see bleed 3 , force 1 . See Synonym Study … English dictionary for students
extract — [ek strakt′, ikstrakt′; ] for n. [ eks′trakt΄] vt. [ME extracten < L extractus, pp. of extrahere, to draw out < ex , out + trahere, to DRAW] 1. to draw out by effort; pull out [to extract a tooth, to extract a promise from someone] 2. to… … English World dictionary
extract — [n] something condensed from whole abstract, citation, clipping, concentrate, cutting, decoction, distillate, distillation, elicitation, essence, excerpt, infusion, juice*, passage, quotation, selection; concepts 270,835 Ant. insertion extract… … New thesaurus
extract — vb extort, elicit, *educe, evoke Analogous words: draw, *pull, drag: *demand, require, exact: obtain, procure, gain, win, acquire, *get extract n Extract, excerpt denote a passage transcribed or quoted from a book or document … New Dictionary of Synonyms
extort — extract, *educe, elicit, evoke Analogous words: draw, drag, *pull: compel, *force, constrain, oblige, coerce: exact, *demand, require … New Dictionary of Synonyms
