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Noun: elicitation  e-li-su'tey-shun
  1. Stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
    "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"
    - evocation, induction

Derived forms: elicitations

See also: elicit

Type of: input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus