evoke
English
WOTD – 10 May 2010
Etymology
A borrowing from Latin ēvocō (“to call out, summon”) (possibly via French évoquer), from ex (“out”) and vocō (“call”). Akin to voice.
Pronunciation
Verb
evoke (third-person singular simple present evokes, present participle evoking, simple past and past participle evoked)
- To call out; to draw out or bring forth.
- To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
- 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.
Related terms
Translations
to cause the manifestation of
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