1. serving to draw out or bring forth; tending to elicit or evoke
Usage: formal or technical; often used in philosophical or logical contexts

Examples

• The teacher used eductive questioning to help students discover the answer themselves.
• His eductive method focused on drawing out knowledge that was already present in the learner's mind.
• The philosopher employed eductive reasoning to extract universal principles from particular cases.
• Socratic dialogue is an eductive approach to education.
• The eductive process requires careful listening and thoughtful prompting.