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mayéutico

/maˈʝeutiko/

adjective/maˈʝeutiko/

maieutic

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαιευτικός (maieutikós), from μαία (maía, “midwife”). In Platonic dialogue, the philosopher, through the Socratic method, assists in the "delivery" of knowledge already latent in a person, a role analogous to midwifery.