Elicit and Make

Elicit

Elicit verb - Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).

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

Nearby Word: eliciting

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

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Elicit and make are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Elicit" instead a verb "Make".

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

sense	elicit sense	make sense
sound	elicit sound	make sound
kind	elicit kind	make kind
reference	elicit reference	make reference
Other words: time, comment, references, comments.

A few Expert levels from The Incredible Machine: Even More Contraptions can elicit this reaction upon watching the intended solution, because of tricks that only make sense after you see them.

Source: Video Game / The Incredible Machine
Running Gag: During the "Buy or Sell" round, Tony will often make references to 80s Nintendo games just to elicit silent confusion among the significantly older panelists.

Source: Series / Around the Horn
Although it doesn't particularly make him more attractive than usual to the viewers, hearing his performance does elicit some rare genuine niceness from Asuka as she notes he's really skilled with it.

Source: Elegant Classical Musician