evocation

[ ev-uh-key-shuhn, ee-voh-key- ]

/ ˌɛv əˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌi voʊˈkeɪ- /

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noun

an act or instance of evoking; a calling forth: the evocation of old memories.

Law. (formerly) an action of a court in summoning a case from another, usually lower, court for purposes of complete review and decision, as on an appeal in which the issue is incidental or procedural and the court of first instance has not yet rendered a decision on its merits; the removal of a case from one court to another.

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Origin of evocation

1400–50; late Middle English evocacioun<Latin ēvocātiōn- (stem of ēvocātiō) calling forth, out, equivalent to ēvocāt(us) (past participle of ēvocāre to evoke) + -iōn--ion

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH evocation

avocation, evocation

Words nearby evocation

evitable, evite, EVM, EVO, evocable, evocation, evocative, evocator, evoke, evoked potential, evoked response

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How to use evocation in a sentence

His evocation of a civilization forced to confront its decline and eventual demise captures the creeping gloom of life in our climate-imperiled world—and his plea for long-term thinking in service of humankind’s future resonates.
Apple TV+’s Beautiful, Frustrating Foundation Is the Latest Example of the Problem With Genre TV|Judy Berman|September 24, 2021|Time
Summer of 85 delights in romantic excess, ending up as an almost literal evocation of one of the songs on its era-specific soundtrack.
A Teenager in Normandy Feels the Heat of First Love in Summer of 85|Stephanie Zacharek|June 18, 2021|Time
Top U.S. officials contribute with their daily evocation of saintly principles that the United States itself has often defied.
Cut the Baloney on Ukraine|Leslie H. Gelb|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Border Town, by Shen Congwen—a beautiful evocation of rural China in the 1930s.
Ma Jian: How I Write|Noah Charney|June 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The best thing about it is its evocation of civilian life in the 1940s, both in the U.S. and Australia.
Diving Into The Pacific|Allen Barra|May 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
For all the evocation of history, it is important to note that the groups sponsoring these rallies are newly created.
Today's Holiday of Hate|John Avlon|April 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
And an embellished event can be closer to the truth than factual precision, if its evocation is infused with intuitive wisdom.
Did Frank McCourt Invent James Frey?|Lee Siegel|July 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
For such intensity of evocation is as contagious as an enthusiasm or a panic.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
In strictness, the business of poetry should not be called imitation at all, but rather evocation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3|Various
Lizzie sat silent, spellbound, as she listened, by the sudden evocation of Mr. Jackson Benn.
Tales Of Men And Ghosts|Edith Wharton
Never was ripe skill less mechanical, and never was the faculty of perpetual evocation less addicted to prudent economies.
Picture and Text|Henry James
As if answering an evocation, the opals passed before him in a vision.
The Black Opal|Katharine Susannah Prichard

British Dictionary definitions for evocation

evocation

/ (ˌɛvəˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

the act or an instance of evoking

French law the transference of a case from an inferior court for adjudication by a higher tribunal

another word for induction (def. 6)

Word Origin for evocation

C17: from Latin ēvocātiō a calling forth, from ēvocāre to evoke

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Medical definitions for evocation

evocation

[ ĕv′ə-kā′shən, ē′və- ]

The induction of a particular tissue produced by the action of an evocator during embryogenesis.

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