evoke

ɪˈvoʊk

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Definition of evoke - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

memorybring a memory or feeling to mind

The song evoked memories of my childhood.

recall

recollect

psychologycause an emotion or response to occur

The movie evoked tears from the audience.

elicit

induce

provoke

summoning

TECH.

invoke a spirit or deity

TECH.

During the ritual, they evoked ancient gods..

invoke

summon

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Origin of evoke

Latin, evocare (to call out)

Terms with evoke included in their meaning

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affect

emotion

evoke a strong emotion in someone

touch

emotion

evoke an emotional response

bring to mind

evoke resemblance

suggest a similarity

call to mind

evoke

cause someone to think about or remember something

conjure up

evoke mentally

bring an image or idea into the mind

give goosebumps

emotional reaction

evoke strong emotions causing skin to react

ring a bell

memory

sound familiar or evoke a memory

throw back

memory

reminisce or evoke nostalgia

Examples of evoke in a sentence

The aroma of the dish evoked memories of family dinners.
The speech evoked a sense of pride in the listeners.
Her words evoked memories of childhood.
The shaman attempted to evoke the spirit of the forest.
They used chants to evoke the deity of harvest.

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French:évoquer, susciter, ...
German:hervorrufen, heraufbeschwören, ...
Italian:evocare, provocare, ...
Spanish:evocar, provocar, ...
Portuguese:evocar, provocar, ...
Chinese:唤起, 召唤, ...
Japanese:呼び起こす, 誘う, ...
Arabic:أَثَارَ, أَحْدَثَ, ...
Hebrew:לְעוֹרֵר, לְזַמֵּן, ...
Russian:вызывать, провоцировать, ...
Ukrainian:викликати, закликати, ...
Hindi:याद दिलाना, उत्पन्न करना, ...
Bengali:মনে জাগানো, সৃষ্টি করা, ...
Catalan:evocar, despertar, ...
Czech:vyvolat, vzbudit, ...
Danish:fremkalde, frembringe, ...
Dutch:oproepen, veroorzaken, ...
Greek:φέρνω στον νου, προκαλώ συναίσθημα, ...
Hungarian:felidézni, kiváltani, ...
Khmer:រំឭក, បង្កឱ្យកើត, ...
Korean:떠올리게 하다, 일으키다, ...
Persian:تداعی کردن, برانگیخت, ...
Polish:przywoływać, wywołać, ...
Portuguese (BR):evocar, provocar, ...
Romanian:a trezi, a provoca, ...
Swedish:framkalla, frammana, ...
Thai:ทำให้นึกถึง, ทำให้เกิด, ...
Turkish:canlandırmak, duygulandırmak, ...
Vietnamese:gợi lên, kích thích, ...

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