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elicitation

American  
[ih-lis-i-tey-shuhn] / ɪˌlɪs ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of drawing out or bringing forth emotions, opinions, facts, etc..

    The first step in decision analysis is the elicitation of the decision-maker's preferences.

Etymology

Origin of elicitation

elicit ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

Example Sentences

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In the popular overture, elicitation of tumult concludes, with startling exhilaration, in the kind of grand Beethovenian triumph that never fails to excite.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Most espe­cially in its horrible elicitation of readers’ letters on the anniversary of September 11, The Nation joined the amoral side.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2016

“That and elicitation: drawing people out, getting them to say things they didn’t really even know they thought. And listening, really listening.”

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2014

But research also shows that, done carefully, the deliberate elicitation of interest has many positive effects, and does not produce the negative results that educators may fear.

From Time • Nov. 8, 2013

If it is centrally organized, the system must be designed primarily for the elicitation of disbelief and the celebration of surprise.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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