noun
Meaning 1
The act of eliciting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
elicitation
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noun
Meaning 2
Something that is elicited.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the elicitation of his testimony was not easy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: evocation, induction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English elicit Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English elicitation From elicit + -ation.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Erheben — act of eliciting
- German: Erhebung — act of eliciting
- German: Ermitteln — act of eliciting
- German: Ermittlung — act of eliciting
- German: Erfassen — act of eliciting
- German: Erfassung — act of eliciting
- Spanish: suscitación — act of eliciting