Elicitation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Elicitation \E*lic`i*ta"tion\, n.
     The act of eliciting. [Obs.] --Abp. Bramhall.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  elicitation
       n : stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class
           of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not
           easy" [syn: {evocation}, {induction}]