evoke

[ ih-vohk ]
/ ɪˈvoʊk /
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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.

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, noun un·e·voked, adjective

Words nearby evoke

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

Words related to evoke

invoke, recall, elicit, arouse, provoke, conjure, extort, evolve, awaken, waken, raise, milk, excite, summon, evince, call, rally, rouse, extract, educe

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British Dictionary definitions for evoke

evoke
/ (ɪˈvəʊk) /

verb (tr)

to call or summon up (a memory, feeling, etc), esp from the past
to call forth or provoke; produce; elicit his words evoked an angry reply
to cause (spirits) to appear; conjure up

Derived forms of evoke

evocable (ˈɛvəkəbəl), adjective evoker, noun

Word Origin for evoke

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

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See evince, invoke