e·voke ( -v k )tr.v. e·voked, e·vok·ing, e·vokes 1. To summon or call forth: actions that evoked our mistrust. 2. To call to mind by naming, citing, or suggesting: songs that evoke old memories. 3. To create anew, especially by means of the imagination: a novel that evokes the Depression in accurate detail. [Latin  voc re : -, ex-, ex- + vocre, to call; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.]ev o·ca·ble ( v -k-bl, -vk-) adj.Synonyms: evoke, educe, elicit These verbs mean to draw forth or bring out something latent, hidden, or unexpressed: evoke laughter; educed significance from the event; trying to elicit the truth. |
evoke [ɪˈvəʊk]
vb (tr)
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. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) to cause (spirits) to appear; conjure up
[from Latin ēvocāre to call forth, from vocāre to call]
evocable [ˈɛvəkəbəl] adj
evoker n
Usage: See at evince and invoke
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | evoke - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" touch a chord, strike a chord - evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord" draw - elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter" rekindle - arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love" infatuate - arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her" prick - to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" fire up, stir up, wake, heat, ignite, inflame - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" excite - arouse or elicit a feeling anger - make angry; "The news angered him" shame - cause to be ashamed spite, wound, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of |
| 2. | evoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir, raise - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" pick - provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel" | |
| 3. | evoke - deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" | |
| 4. | evoke - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict, curse - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" bless - give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son" call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" | |
| 5. | evoke - call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness" |
evoke
verb
1. arouse, cause, excite, stimulate, induce, awaken, give rise to, stir up, rekindle, summon up The programme has evoked a storm of protest.
arouse contain, suppress, restrain, inhibit, stifle, repress, smother, muffle, hold in check
arouse contain, suppress, restrain, inhibit, stifle, repress, smother, muffle, hold in check
2. provoke, produce, elicit, call to mind, call forth, educe (rare) Hearing these songs can still evoke strong memories and emotions.
Translations
evoke
evoke [ɪˈvəʊk] vt (memories) → evocare; (admiration) → suscitare
evoke [ɪˈvəʊk] vt (memories) → evocare; (admiration) → suscitare
evoke [ɪˈvəʊk] vt (memories) → evocare; (admiration) → suscitare
v evoke [iˈvəuk]
1 to cause or produce (especially a response, reaction etc) His letter in the newspaper evoked a storm of protest. uitlok يَسْتَثير، يُثير предизвиквам vyvolat fremkalde; skabe; vække hervorrufen προκαλώ provocar esile kutsuma ایجاد کردن؛ برانگیختن synnyttää susciter לְעוֹרֵר आह्वान करना izazvati, potaknuti kivált menimbulkan vekja, kalla/laða fram provocare 引き起こす 유발하다 sukelti izraisīt (atbildes reakciju) menimbulkan oproepen vekke, mane/kalle fram wywoływać provocar a evoca вызывать vyvolať izzvati izazvati väcka, framkalla ทำให้ปรากฏขึ้น neden olmak 引起 викликати اکسانا gây ra 引起
2 to bring into the mind A piece of music can sometimes evoke (memories of) the past. oproep يُثير، يَسْتَرْجِع изивквам vybavit, evokovat fremmane; fremkalde; vække wachrufen ανακαλώ evocar meelde tooma خاطره ای را زنده کردن herättää évoquer לְעוֹרֵר स्मृतियां जगाना pobuditi felelevenít membangkitkan vekja, kalla/laða fram evocare 呼び起こす 기억나게 하다 sukelti, pažadinti atsaukt (atmiņā) membangkitkan oproepen vekke, kalle fram (minner) wywoływać lembrar a evoca пробуждать vybaviť priklicati v spomin evocirati väcka, framkalla ทำให้ระลึกความหลัง anımsatmak, andırmak 喚起 викликати تازہ کرنا gợi lên 唤起
n evoˈcation [evəˈkeiʃn, ivouʃkeiʃn]
oproeping, uittarting إسْتِحْضار، إثارَه، إسْتِثارَه изивкване evokace levendegørelse; gengivelse das Hervorrufen επίκληση, ανάκληση evocación esilemanamine انگیزش؛ به خاطرآوری mieleen palautuminen évocation הַעֲלָאָה आह्वान, बुलावा evokacija, zazivanje felidézés perangsangan vakning, framköllun evocazione 喚起 환기 sukėlimas (atbildes reakcijas) izraisīšana; atsaukšana (atmiņā) pembangkitan evocatie frammaning, levendegjøring wywoływanie evocação evocare воскрешение в памяти evokácia oživljanje (spomina); priklic evociranje frammanande, fram-kallande การก่อให้เกิดขึ้น hayalinde canlandırma 喚/引起 викликання; відновлення طلبی sự gợi lên 唤［引］起
adj evocative [iˈvokətiv]
tending to evoke memories etc. oproepende, uitlokkend مُثير للمَشاعِر، إيحائي пораждащ vzbuzující suggestiv; stemningsvækkende wachrufend που ανακαλεί, που ξαναφέρνει στο μυαλό evocador esilekutsuv یادآور mielikuvia herättävä évocateur מעוֹרֵר आवाहक koji podsjeća, budi felidéző merangsang sem kallar fram eða vekur upp evocativo, evocatore 呼び起こすような 불러일으키는 sukeliantis, žadinantis (atmiņas) raisošs membangkit evocatief tankevekkende; bildeskapende wywołujący evocativo evocator пробуждающий воспоминания vyvolávajúci sugestiven koji pdseća som väcker minnen till liv เกี่ยวกับการเรียกร้อง hayalinde canlandıran 喚起...的 такий, що викликає спогади یاد دلانے والا gợi lên 唤起...的
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