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evoke
[ ih-vohk ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
evoke
/ ˈɛvəkəbəl; ɪˈvəʊk /
verb
- 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
- evocable, adjective
- ±ðˈ±¹´Ç°ì±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ð·±¹´Ç°ìİù noun
- ³Ü²Ôe·±¹´Ç°ì±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of evoke1
Example Sentences
In a way, abolitionists did that by evoking the U.S.
To tech aficionados, the whole affair evokes the “Streisand effect,†in which an effort to suppress something online only makes it more conspicuous.
While Pagels’ love affair with evangelical Christianity lasted only a year, her curiosity about the “powerful responses†that stories about Jesus evoked in her persisted; interrogating that response became her life’s work.
The criticism about his leadership from within his party and accusations that he intends to cling to power evoked memories of the lead-up to the coup that toppled Mugabe.
And because she’s a more advanced model, her look evokes an individuality, a sense that she and her owner could kiki about fashion and try on those black suede boots.
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