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evoke

UK/ɪˈvəʊk/ US/ɪˈvoʊk/ uncommon

verb

1.

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

  • “arouse pity”
  • “raise a smile”
  • “evoke sympathy”
2.

call forth

  • “Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple”
3.

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

  • “We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant”
4.

evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic

  • “raise the specter of unemployment”
  • “he conjured wild birds in the air”
  • “stir a disturbance”
  • “call down the spirits from the mountain”

Origin

From French évoquer, from Latin ēvocō (“to call out, summon”), from ex (“out”) and vocō (“call”). Akin to voice.

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