evoke

[ ih-vohk ]

/ ɪˈvoʊk /

verb (used with object), e·voked, e·vok·ing.

to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.): to evoke a memory.

to elicit or draw forth: His comment evoked protests from the shocked listeners.

to call up; cause to appear; summon: to evoke a spirit from the dead.

to produce or suggest through artistry and imagination a vivid impression of reality: a short passage that manages to evoke the smells, colors, sounds, and shapes of that metropolis.

Words nearby evoke

evo, evocable, evocation, evocative, evocator, evoke, evoked potential, evoked response, evolute, evolution, evolution of carbon dioxide

Origin of evoke

1615–25; < Latin ēvocāre, equivalent to ē- e-¹ + vocāre to call (akin to vōx voice)

OTHER WORDS FROM evoke

e·vok·er, nounun·e·voked, adjective

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Examples from the Web for evoking

Scott, who died Sunday at 49, could go from evoking a Baptist preacher to quoting Public Enemy.
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She toddled off to the playground, still jabbering to herself, evoking giggles from the Hawa staff.
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It’s written in a ‘50s script, like the title card to I Love Lucy, evoking Old Hollywood.
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Tarnoff is at his best in evoking the atmosphere of the city that shaped them all.
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And Jagger is even better than Dylan at evoking the darker emotions: fear, confusion, paranoia, lust.
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In attacking neutral trade, he thought, there was little danger of provoking hostilities or evoking reprisals.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
But Rhanto's mind, after evoking these recollections, began again to wander.
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It delights in repetition and it evoking not the unexpected but the expected.
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Again satire is not poetry, except when presenting ideas and evoking ecstasy.
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Some succeed in arousing enthusiasm, in communicating large ideas, in evoking energy.
How We Think|John Dewey

British Dictionary definitions for evoking

evoke

/ (ɪˈvəʊk) /

verb (tr)

to call or summon up (a memory, feeling, etc), esp from the past

to call forth or provoke; produce; elicithis words evoked an angry reply

to cause (spirits) to appear; conjure up

Derived forms of evoke

evocable (ˈɛvəkəbəl), adjectiveevoker, noun

Word Origin for evoke

C17: from Latin ēvocāre to call forth, from vocāre to call

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See evince, invoke

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evoke

verb (used with object), e·voked, e·vok·ing.

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