Evoke

Quick meaning: Evoke is a verb meaning (transitive) To call out; to draw out or bring forth.

Meaning

(transitive) To call out; to draw out or bring forth.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
2. (transitive) To elicit a response.

Example Sentences

Being here evokes long forgotten memories.

Seeing this happen equally evokes fear and anger in me.

The book evokes a detailed and lively picture of what life was like in the 19th century.

The face of the dying man in the lingchi video monotonously evokes Maria Falconetti in Carl Theodor Dreyer ’s 1928 “Passion of Joan of Arc.”

Word Forms

• evokes
• evoking
• evoked

Synonyms for evoke

Depending on context, synonyms include invoke, excite, inspire, instigate, provoke, abet.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include elicit, suggest, educe, raise, extract, arouse.

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