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evoke

to elicit: His speech will evoke protests; reawaken: to evoke a memory

Not to be confused with:

invoke – to make supplication; to declare to be binding: to invoke the rules

e·voke

(ĭ-vōk′)

tr.v. e·voked, e·vok·ing, e·vokes

1. To give rise to; draw forth; produce: words that evoked a smile; actions that evoked mistrust.

2. To call to mind, as by suggestion, association, or reference: songs that evoke old memories; a speech that evoked the words of Jefferson.

3. To create anew, especially by means of the imagination: a novel that accurately evokes the Depression.

4. To summon by magical or supernatural power; conjure.

[Latin ēvocāre : ē-, ex-, ex- + vocāre, to call; see wek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

ev′o·ca·ble (ĕv′ə-kə-bəl, ĭ-vō′kə-) adj.

Synonyms: evoke, educe, elicit
These verbs mean to draw forth or bring out something latent, hidden, or unexpressed: a smell that evoked childhood memories; words that educed powerful emotions in the listeners; tried to elicit the truth from the reluctant witness.

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evoke

(ɪˈvəʊk)

vb (tr)

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

2. to call forth or provoke; produce; elicit: his words evoked an angry reply.

3. (Alternative Belief Systems) to cause (spirits) to appear; conjure up

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

eˈvoker n

Usage: See at evince, invoke

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e•voke

(ɪˈvoʊk)

v.t. e•voked, e•vok•ing.

1. to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.).

2. to elicit or draw forth: His comment evoked many protests.

3. to suggest through artistry and imagination: a poem that evokes sounds and images of urban life.

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

[1615–25; < Latin ēvocāre=ē- e- + vocāre to call (akin to vōx voice)]

e•vok′er, n.

evoke

Past participle: evoked
Gerund: evoking

Imperative
evoke
evoke

Present
I evoke
you evoke
he/she/it evokes
we evoke
you evoke
they evoke

Preterite
I evoked
you evoked
he/she/it evoked
we evoked
you evoked
they evoked

Present Continuous
I am evoking
you are evoking
he/she/it is evoking
we are evoking
you are evoking
they are evoking

Present Perfect
I have evoked
you have evoked
he/she/it has evoked
we have evoked
you have evoked
they have evoked

Past Continuous
I was evoking
you were evoking
he/she/it was evoking
we were evoking
you were evoking
they were evoking

Past Perfect
I had evoked
you had evoked
he/she/it had evoked
we had evoked
you had evoked
they had evoked

Future
I will evoke
you will evoke
he/she/it will evoke
we will evoke
you will evoke
they will evoke

Future Perfect
I will have evoked
you will have evoked
he/she/it will have evoked
we will have evoked
you will have evoked
they will have evoked

Future Continuous
I will be evoking
you will be evoking
he/she/it will be evoking
we will be evoking
you will be evoking
they will be evoking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been evoking
you have been evoking
he/she/it has been evoking
we have been evoking
you have been evoking
they have been evoking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been evoking
you will have been evoking
he/she/it will have been evoking
we will have been evoking
you will have been evoking
they will have been evoking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been evoking
you had been evoking
he/she/it had been evoking
we had been evoking
you had been evoking
they had been evoking

Conditional
I would evoke
you would evoke
he/she/it would evoke
we would evoke
you would evoke
they would evoke

Past Conditional
I would have evoked
you would have evoked
he/she/it would have evoked
we would have evoked
you would have evoked
they would have evoked

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Verb	1.	evoke - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" arouse, elicit, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" touch a chord, strike a chord - evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord" ask for, invite - increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism" draw - elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter" rekindle - arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love" infatuate - arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her" prick - to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" fire up, stir up, wake, heat, ignite, inflame - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" excite - arouse or elicit a feeling anger - make angry; "The news angered him" discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure shame - cause to be ashamed spite, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
	2.	evoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" call forth, kick up, provoke bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir, raise - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" pick - provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel"
	3.	evoke - deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" educe, elicit, extract, draw out construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
	4.	evoke - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" conjure, conjure up, invoke, bring up, call down, call forth, arouse, put forward, stir, raise anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict, curse - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" bless - give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
	5.	evoke - call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness" paint a picture, suggest evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" reek, smack, smell - have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism" incriminate, inculpate, imply - suggest that someone is guilty

evoke

verb

1. arouse, cause, excite, stimulate, induce, awaken, give rise to, stir up, rekindle, summon up The programme has evoked a storm of protest.
arouse contain, suppress, restrain, inhibit, stifle, repress, smother, muffle, hold in check

2. provoke, produce, elicit, call to mind, call forth, educe (rare) Hearing these songs can still evoke strong memories and emotions.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

evoke

verb

To call forth or bring out (something latent, hidden, or unexpressed):

draw (out), educe, elicit, summon.

Translations

يُثير، يَسْتَرْجِعيَسْتَثير، يُثير

fremkaldefremmaneskabevække

hervorrufen verschreien wachrufen

evocar provocar suscitar

évoquer susciter

vekja, kalla/laîa fram

evocare evocativo

pažadintisukeliantissukėlimasžadinantis

atsauktizraisīt

oproepen

kalle fram mane fram

вызывать

andırmakanımsatmakneden olmak

唤起引起

evoke

[ɪˈvəʊk] VT [+ memories] → evocar; [+ admiration] → suscitar, provocar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

evoke

[ɪˈvəʊk] vt [+ memory, idea, response] → évoquer; [+ admiration] → susciter

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

evoke

vt → heraufbeschwören; memory also → wachrufen; admiration, response → hervorrufen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

evoke

[ɪˈvəʊk] vt (memories) → evocare; (admiration) → suscitare

evoke

(iˈvəuk) verb

1. to cause or produce (especially a response, reaction etc). His letter in the newspaper evoked a storm of protest.

2. to bring into the mind. A piece of music can sometimes evoke (memories of) the past.

ˌevoˈcation (evəˈkeiʃn) , (ivouʃkeiʃn) noun

evocative (iˈvokətiv) adjective

tending to evoke memories etc.

evoke

vt. evocar, recordar.

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