In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ELICITATION
evocation, induction, elicitation
(noun) stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; “the elicitation of his testimony was not easy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
elicitation (countable and uncountable, plural elicitations)
The act of eliciting.
Something that is elicited.
Source: Wiktionary
E*lic`i*ta"tion, n.
Definition: The act of eliciting. [Obs.] Abp. Bramhall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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