Evoke (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), e·voked, e·vok·ing.
  1. to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.): to evoke a memory.
  2. to elicit or draw forth: His comment evoked protests from the shocked listeners.
  3. to call up; cause to appear; summon: to evoke a spirit from the dead.
  4. 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.
verb (tr)
  1. to call or summon up (a memory, feeling, etc), esp from the past
  2. to call forth or provoke; produce; elicit
  3. to cause (spirits) to appear; conjure up
Evoke (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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