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[ ih-vohk ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪˈvoʊk / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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, evolutionary
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Something struck the wall of the bell jar hard enough to evoke a clear, sharp, resonant note.
Even in the daytime she attains to the maximum of horror that a spectral figure can evoke .
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British Dictionary definitions for evoke 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 (ˈɛvəkəbə l ), adjective evoker , noun Word Origin for evoke C17: from Latin ēvocāre to call forth, from vocāre to call
undefined evoke See evince, invoke
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