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| ballot |
to elicit a decision from (voters) by ballot. [1/6 definitions] |
| draw |
to attract or elicit. [1/19 definitions] |
| educe |
to bring out; draw forth; elicit. [1/2 definitions] |
| effect |
(pl.) sounds or visual images that are used to produce an effect on a listener or spectator, especially those used in film, television, sound recording, and the like to create visual or auditory illusions or elicit a heightened experience. [1/8 definitions] |
| pheromone |
any of a group of chemical substances produced by an animal to elicit a response or behavior from another animal of the same species. |
| Socratic method |
a method, used by Socrates, of teaching, arguing, or discussing in which a series of questions and answers is used to test definitions, clarify concepts, elicit admissions, or the like. |
| worm |
to elicit (information) by persistent or devious means (usu. fol. by "out" or "from"). [1/11 definitions] |
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