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(ɪvoʊk)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense evokes, present participle evoking, past tense, past participle evoked
verb
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 noun]
A sense of period was evoked by complementing pictures with appropriate furniture. [VERB noun]
More Synonyms of evoke

evoke in British English

(ɪˈvəʊk)
verb (transitive)
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. 
to cause (spirits) to appear; conjure up
▶ USAGE See note at evince, invoke
Derived forms
evoker (eˈvoker)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Latin ēvocāre to call forth, from vocāre to call

evoke in American English

(iˈvoʊk; ɪˈvoʊk)
verb transitiveWord forms: eˈvoked or eˈvoking
1. 
to call forth or summon (a spirit, demon, etc.), as by chanting magical words; conjure up
2. 
to draw forth or elicit (a particular mental image, reaction, etc.)
SIMILAR WORDS:  exˈtract
Word origin
Fr évoquer < L evocare < e-, out, from + vocare, to call < vox, voice

Examples of 'evoke' in a sentence
evoke

The pictures had been chosen because they evoked emotion.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The plot sounds ludicrous, but the overwhelming power of Giselle is its capacity to evoke emotion and its ability to breach divides.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Trees evoke such powerful emotions in some people that they write books about them.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Since they are visual memories they may be evoked by specific situations which evoke the memory.
Knowles, Jane Know Your Own Mind (1991)
Your description of how you feel evokes a real sense of claustrophobia.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Music is a very powerful medium which evokes various feelings and emotions.
Aiken, Nick Working with Teenagers (1994)
The stern regime evoked mixed emotions from past pupils.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The music certainly evokes his sense of wonder at teeming natural worlds observed for the first time.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It does not evoke feelings or frames of mind.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There are superficial similarities in that both deal with the advertising industry and both eloquently evoke their period.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Those signature loops of white against a dark background that seem so instinctive and simple evoke complex emotions.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It vividly evokes the scenes that unfolded around Milton.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Too often the emotion it evokes in others is fear, not the sympathy it deserves.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He also had a Dickensian gift for evoking the same feeling in others.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Sometimes, looking at a photograph evokes better emotions than actually being there.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In this painting, the harmony of rich tones evokes a sense of the marital relationship it depicts.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He evokes the period by filling the screen with so much swirling dust that you spend half the film trying to stifle a sneeze.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I could rattle off a dozen more scenes that evoke the same reactions.
Christianity Today (2000)
A physical object evokes a helpless sense of childhood itself.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
To young people accustomed to weekend trips to the places depicted, the fear evoked by such scenes is alien.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Being alone in the office with her boss evoked the scene with the father and the sense of enigmatic, inexplicable menace.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Do I perhaps lavish them with gifts to evoke some sense of guilt?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
evoke

British English: evoke VERB
To evoke a particular emotion or response means to cause it to occur.
...the scene evoking memories of those old films.
  • American English: evoke
  • Brazilian Portuguese: evocar
  • Chinese: 唤起 >记忆
  • European Spanish: evocar
  • French: évoquer
  • German: hervorrufen
  • Italian: evocare
  • Japanese: 喚起する
  • Korean: 불러일으키다
  • European Portuguese: evocar
  • Latin American Spanish: evocar

Chinese translation of 'evoke'

evoke

(ɪˈvəuk) (frm)

vt

  1. [feeling, memory] 引起 (yǐnqǐ)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to provoke or bring about
The programme has evoked a storm of protest.
Synonyms
arouse
His work has aroused intense interest.
cause
I don't want to cause any trouble.
excite
The proposal failed to excite our interest.
stimulate
induce
an economic crisis induced by high oil prices
awaken
give rise to
stir up
rekindle
Her interest was rekindled.
summon up
Opposites
contain
,
suppress
,
restrain
,
inhibit
,
stifle
,
repress
,
smother
,
muffle
,
hold in check
2 (verb) 
Definition
to provoke or bring about
Hearing these songs can still evoke strong memories and emotions.
Synonyms
provoke
His comments have provoked a shocked reaction.
produce
Cooking with spices produces a wonderful smell.
elicit
He was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response.
call to mind
call forth
educe (rare)
3 (verb) 
Definition
to call or summon up (a memory or feeling) from the past
Synonyms
conjure up
call
The group promised to call a meeting of shareholders.
raise
summon
Howe summoned a doctor and hurried over.
arouse
invoke
The work invoked the atmosphere of the open spaces of the prairies.
call forth

Additional synonyms

in the sense of call
The group promised to call a meeting of shareholders.
Synonyms
summon,
gather,
invite,
rally,
assemble,
muster,
convene,
convoke,
collect
in the sense of cause
Definition
to be the cause of
I don't want to cause any trouble.
Synonyms
produce,
begin,
create,
effect,
lead to,
occasion (formal),
result in,
generate,
provoke,
compel,
motivate,
induce,
bring about,
give rise to,
precipitate,
incite,
engender
in the sense of elicit
Definition
to bring about (a response or reaction)
He was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response.
Synonyms
bring about,
cause,
derive,
bring out,
evoke,
give rise to,
draw out,
bring forth,
bring to light,
call forth

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