different between elicit vs introduce

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin elicitus from elici? (“draw forth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l?s?t/

• Rhymes: -?s?t

• Homophone: illicit

Verb

elicit (third-person singular simple present elicits, present participle eliciting, simple past and past participle elicited)

1. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
2. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.

   Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane.

   Did you elicit a response?

   • 2009, William B. McGregor, Linguistics: An Introduction Answer Key

     He visited three department stores in New York and asked the attendant a question that would elicit the answer fourth floor; for example, he might have asked Excuse me, where are women's shoes?

3. To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason

   Synonyms: deduce, construe

Translations

See also

• illicit

Adjective

elicit (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
   • 1660, Jeremy Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience

     An elicit act of equity.

Latin

Verb

?licit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of ?lici?

English

Alternative forms

• interduce (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Latin intr?d?c?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?énteros (“inner, what is inside”) and *dewk-.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??nt???dus/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??nt???dju?s/
• Hyphenation: in?tro?duce

Verb

introduce (third-person singular simple present introduces, present participle introducing, simple past and past participle introduced)

1. (transitive, of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).

2. (transitive) To make (something or someone) known by formal announcement or recommendation.

3. (transitive) To add (something) to a system, a mixture, or a container.

4. (transitive) To bring (something) into practice.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (make something or someone known): announce

Translations

Anagrams

• reduction

Interlingua

Verb

introduce

1. present of introducer
2. imperative of introducer

Italian

Verb

introduce

1. third-person singular indicative present of introdurre

Anagrams

• decurtino

Latin

Verb

intr?d?ce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of intr?d?c?

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin introducere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [in.tro?du.t??e]

Verb

a introduce (third-person singular present introduce, past participle introdus) 3rd conj.

1. (transitive) to insert
2. (transitive) to establish, enact (to appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.)

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

introduce

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of introducir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of introducir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of introducir.