Elicit and Generate

Elicit

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

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Generate and elicit are semantically related. in obtain topic. In some cases you can use "Generate" instead a verb "Elicit".

Nearby Word: eliciting

Generate verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Elicit and generate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Elicit" instead a verb "Generate".

sympathy	elicit sympathy	generate sympathy
sense	elicit sense	generate sense
sound	elicit sound	generate sound
kind	elicit kind	generate kind
Other words: interest, amount, mass, effect, time, bit.

The very point of this game is to elicit personal revelations if someone picks "Truth," or wacky hijinks if someone picks "Dare"; therefore, just by playing the game normally, it's quite likely that the events of the game will generate results interesting enough to be the plot of a story.

Source: Parlor Games

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