Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
elicit |
adjective |
Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident., To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out against the will; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to elicit truth by discussion. |
elided |
imp. & past participle |
of Elide |
elison |
noun |
Division; separation., The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together. |
elisor |
noun |
An elector or chooser; one of two persons appointed by a court to return a jury or serve a writ when the sheriff and the coroners are disqualified. |
elixir |
noun |
A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form., An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vitae, or the elixir of life., The refined spirit; the quintessence., Any cordial or substance which invigorates. |