evoke
Etymology

From French évoquer, from Latin ēvocō, from ex ("out") and vocō ("call").

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ɪˈvəʊk/
  • (America) IPA: /ɪˈvoʊk/
Verb

evoke (evokes, present participle evoking; simple past and past participle evoked)

  1. (transitive) To call out; to draw out or bring forth.
  2. (transitive) To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
    Synonyms: put someone in mind of
    Coordinate terms: connote, denote, allude
    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.
  3. (transitive) To elicit a response.
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