elicitation

Definitions of elicitation
  1. noun
    stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
    “the elicitation of his testimony was not easy”
    synonyms: evocation, induction
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    type of:
    input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus
    any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
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