elicitation

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e·lic·it

(ĭ-lĭs′ĭt)

tr.v. e·lic·it·ed, e·lic·it·ing, e·lic·its

To call forth, draw out, or provoke (a response or reaction, for example): "Interrogators were reportedly frustrated by their inability to elicit useful information from him" (Jane Mayer). See Synonyms at evoke.

[Latin ēlicere, ēlicit- : ē-, ex-, ex- + lacere, to entice.]

e·lic′i·ta′tion n.

e·lic′i·tor n.

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elicitation - stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"

evocation, induction

stimulant, stimulus, stimulation, input - any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

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