Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eliciting

/ɪlˈɪsətɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: elic-it-ing
IPA: /ɪlˈɪsətɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of elicit

noun

An elicitation.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

elicitings (plural)

Rhymes With

soliciting

Questions

How do you pronounce eliciting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪlˈɪsətɪŋ/.
What does eliciting mean?: present participle and gerund of elicit

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