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elicitation

[ ih-lis-i-tey-shuhn ]
/ ɪˌlɪs ɪˈteɪ ʃən /
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noun
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.
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Origin of elicitation

elicit + -ation

Words nearby elicitation

Elia, Eliade, Elias, eliche, elicit, elicitation, elide, eligible, eligible paper, Elihu, Elijah
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excerpt, juice, quotation, eradication, abstract, citation, clipping, concentrate, cutting, decoction, distillate, distillation, essence, infusion, passage, selection, abstraction, derivation, drawing, evocation
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