Eliciting

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An elicitation.

    "The centrality of these elicitings to Prospero's type of power can only be assumed in the case of Caliban, but is manifest in his use of them to shape the minds of the nobles and confuse the conspiracy of the clowns."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of elicit form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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arouseeduceevokearousebringbring about

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"Fourteen silly-looking clowns waltzed together in the park eliciting laughter as they pirouetted."

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