Definition of Elicitation

1. Noun. Stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors. "The elicitation of his testimony was not easy"

Exact synonyms: Evocation, Induction
Generic synonyms: Input, Stimulant, Stimulation, Stimulus
Derivative terms: Elicit, Evoke, Evoke

Definition of Elicitation

1. n. The act of eliciting.

Definition of Elicitation

1. Noun. The act of eliciting; ''or'', an elicited thing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Elicitation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elicitation

elflike
elflock
elflocks
elfs
elhi
eliad
eliads
eliasite
eliasites
eliche
elicit
elicitate
elicitated
elicitates
elicitating
elicitation (current term)
elicitations
elicited
eliciting
elicitor
elicitors
elicits
elidable
elide
elided
elides
elidible
eliding
eligibilities
eligibility

Literary usage of Elicitation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1843)
"To the Judge Immediate, for ill purposes of judicial procedure, belongs of coura the evidence-elicitation function ..."

2. The United States Democratic Review by Conrad Swackhamer (1844)
"The elicitation of truth, like the creation of some of the rarer chemical bases, can often only be obtained by the violent action of the composing elements. ..."

3. A Manual of the Art of Prose Composition: For the Use of Colleges and Schools by John Mitchell Bonnell (1867)
"elicitation OF THOUGHT BY QUESTIONS. § 30. The Art of Composition is the combination of the two subordinate arts,—the Art of Invention and the Art of ..."

4. Project Impact edited by Ann McNeal (1998)
"In order to accomplish this goal, we built an experimental computer-supported cooperative environment designed to facilitate the requirements elicitation ..."

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