Elicit, v. a.
- 1. Draw out, bring out, educe, evoke, call forth, succeed in obtaining.
- 2. Bring to light, educe, deduce.
Elide, v. a. Cut off (a syllable), strike out, curtail.
Eligible, a.
- 1. Desirable, preferable, to be preferred, worthy of choice, fit to be chosen.
- 2. Legally qualified (for election).
Eliminate, v. a. Exclude, remove, expel, reject, eradicate, erase, thrust out, drive out, get clear of, get rid of.
Elimination, n.
- 1. Exclusion, expulsion, rejection.
- 2. Removal, eradication, erasure.
Élite, n. [Fr.] Flower (of a society), best part, select body.
Elixir, n.
- 1. Cordial.
- 2. (Med.) Compound tincture.
Elk, n. Moose, moose-deer (Cervus alces or Alces molchis).
Ellipse, n.
- 1. Closed conic (section).
- 2. Oval, oval figure, flattened circle, rounded oblong.
Ellipsis, n. Omission, gap, hiatus, lacuna.
Elliptic, Elliptical, a.
- 1. Oval, oblong rounded.