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Evoke (disambiguation); Evokes; Evoked; Evoking
evoke
v. a.
1.
Summon, call forth, call up, summon forth.
2.
Excite, arouse, elicit, call out, rouse, provoke.
evoke
[?'v??k]
¦ verb
1. bring or recall to the conscious mind.
2. elicit (a response).
3. invoke (a spirit or deity).
Derivatives
evocation noun
evoker noun
Origin
C17 (earlier (ME) as evocation): from L. evocat-, evocare, from e- (var. of ex-) 'out of, from' + vocare 'to call'.
evoke
(evokes, evoking, evoked)
To evoke a particular memory, idea, emotion, or response means to cause it to occur. (FORMAL)
...the scene evoking memories of those old movies...
VERB: V n
Wikipedia
Evoke
Evoke may refer to:
- Evocation, the act of calling upon or summoning a spirit, demon, deity or other supernatural agent
- E'voke, a British female vocal duo
- Evoke (album), a 2005 electro-industrial album by Wumpscut
- Evoke Motorcycles, a Chinese manufacturer of smart electric motorcycles
Examples of use of evoke
1. Together, they combine to evoke Mediterranean lore.
2. If the holidays evoke both triumph and solemnity, the anthems evoke a good deal else, and the evoking is frequently done with unfeigned indifference or way off key.
3. News reports about flooding evoke one set of apparently positive images in the reader‘s mind; reports about lawlessness evoke quite another.
4. To non–cognoscenti, it might evoke images of kinky behavior.
5. Phipps resents the images used to evoke sympathy for farmers.