Attract and Elicit

Attract

Attract verb - Exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away.

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

Elicit

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

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

Nearby Word: eliciting

Common collocations

kind attract kind elicit kind
interest attract interest elicit interest
amount attract amount elicit amount
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