illicit vs elicit
Definitions
adjective
- contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention
- contrary to or forbidden by law
Examples
Haha. btw, if I have illicit sexual intercourse with any malay, it is not me who will be subjected to "hudud" for eg.
He was brutally punished for his role in making an illicit radio receiver.
In addition to marijuana, cocaine, and crack cocaine, the illicit drugs reported in the survey included hallucinogens, heroin, inhalants, and psychotropics.
Definitions
verb
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- derive by reason
Examples
Washington, who believed liquor a particular scourge among blacks, sent felicitations.
Its addition in minute amounts to the nucleoprotein tumor fraction, was expected to suppress the formation of the fibrillar halo if nucleic acids rather that the protein were responsible for the nerve growth promoting effect elicited by this fraction.
Palpation of the nasal structures should be done to elicit any crepitus, indentation, or irregularity of the nasal bone.
