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elicitation

[ih-lis-i-tey-shuhn] / ɪˌlɪs ɪˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
extract
Synonyms
STRONGEST
excerpt juice quotation
STRONG
abstract citation clipping concentrate cutting decoction distillate distillation essence infusion passage selection
Antonyms
STRONG
refusal
WEAK
insertion
NOUN
extraction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eradication
STRONG
abstraction derivation drawing evocation expression extirpation extrication pulling separation withdrawal
WEAK
evulsion taking out uprooting wrenching wresting
Antonyms
WEAK
addition insertion introduction

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In 2011 a group of researchers at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Spain created a program named the Emotional Elicitation Process, that could define and produce emotional reactions in video game characters.

From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2016

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