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eliciting

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1. eliciting - Noun

2. eliciting - Verb

Meaning

of Elicit

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. Horace

When you read sutras don't seek to understand them. Stay in touch with precisely what they are eliciting in terms of experience in you. Ken McLeod

There is still much debate about whether torture has been effective in eliciting information - the assumption being, apparently, that if it is effective, then it may be justified. Noam Chomsky

I like literature that you respond to in some way. You laugh, you cry, you turn the light on - that's great, it's eliciting a response by proxy. Joanne Harris

After two decades interviewing powerful people, Swisher's honed her knack for eliciting the most telling responses. Source: Internet

After several interruptions, Sir Joseph urged her to be quiet, eliciting the response "Crushed again!" Source: Internet

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