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As a straight actor, he has the uncanny knack of educing raw emotions from himself and his audience.

From Time Magazine Archive

Examine its value as compared with the other in introducing a new and amusing error, and educing puns that are suggested by this, and therefore not independent of the plot.

From Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies by Porter, Charlotte Endymion

Whether the subject be the ‘Newspaper People,’ ‘Spiritualism,’ ‘London Gents.’ or ‘Criminal London,’ he has the happy disposition of educing good and ennobling lessons and influence from each and all.—Press.

From About London by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

This view of latency collates a lot of facts—secondary sexual characters in each individual; tendency of latent character to appear temporarily in youth; effect of crossing in educing talent, character, etc.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

This etymology has, I confess, a very great resemblance to the Millerian mode of educing Cucumber from Jeremiah King; but it is the most plausible which occurs at present to L. Kennaquhair.

From Notes and Queries, Number 19, March 9, 1850 by Various