Difference between Elicit and Raise

What is the difference between Elicit and Raise?

Elicit as a verb is to evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer. while Raise as a verb is to cause to rise.

Elicit

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something. To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason; deduce; construe.

Example sentence: Not all paintings are abstract; they're not all Jackson Pollock. There's value in a photograph of a man alone on a boat at sea, and there is value in painting of a man alone on a boat at sea. In the painting, the painting has more freedom to express an idea, more latitude in being able to elicit certain emotion.

Raise

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An increase in wages or salary; a rise .A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.A bet which increased the previous bet.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause to rise.To collect.To bring up; to grow.To respond to an initial bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).To exponentiate, to involute.To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.

Example sentence: I drink booze, I smoke, and I'm hooked on caffeine. I actually have been known to swear at times and belch and even raise my voice when provoked. And I'm not physically repressed!

We hope you now know whether to use Elicit or Raise in your sentence.

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