Elia
— Noun
– English
~ English essayist (1775-1834)
Elias Canetti
— Noun
– English
~ English writer born in Germany (1905-1994)
elicit
— Verb
– English
~ call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
elicit
— Verb
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~ derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
elicit
— Verb
– English
~ deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
elicitation
— Noun
– English
~ stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"
elicited
— Adjective
– English
~ called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation; "evoked potentials"; "an elicited response"
elide
— Verb
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~ leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"
eligibility
— Noun
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~ the quality or state of being eligible; "eligibility of a candidate for office"; "eligibility for a loan"
eligible
— Adjective
– English
~ qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor"
Elijah
— Noun
– English
~ a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)
eliminate
— Verb
– English
~ terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"
eliminate
— Verb
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~ eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
eliminate
— Verb
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~ kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
eliminate
— Verb
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~ remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"
eliminate
— Verb
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~ dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
eliminate
— Verb
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~ remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
elimination
— Noun
– English
~ the murder of a competitor
elimination
— Noun
– English
~ the act of removing or getting rid of something