Anger and Elicit

Anger

Anger verb - Make angry.
Usage example: The news angered him

Elicit and anger are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Elicit" instead a verb "Anger".

Nearby Words: angry, angered, angering

Elicit

Elicit verb - To draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved).

Anger and elicit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anger" instead a verb "Elicit".

Nearby Word: eliciting

Common collocations

interest anger interest elicit interest

Both words in one sentence

  • I Banged Your Mom In the Red Dwarf episode "Polymorph", the Polymorph takes on Rimmer's mother's form and claims to have slept with Lister just to elicit outrage from Rimmer - so it can devour his anger.
  • This was done deliberately by the game's first designer specifically to elicit anger from the losing players.
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