Evoke Common

Evoke has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

"arouse pity"

"raise a smile"

"evoke sympathy"

arouse elicit enkindle kindle evoke fire raise provoke

evoke or provoke to appear or occur

"Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"

provoke evoke call forth kick up

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

educe evoke elicit extract draw out

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"

raise conjure conjure up invoke evoke stir call down arouse bring up put forward call forth

call to mind

"this remark evoked sadness"

suggest evoke paint a picture

To call out; to draw out or bring forth.

"The judge's sharp tone evoked a hush over the courtroom as everyone turned to listen."

Example Sentences

"arouse pity" verb

"raise a smile" verb

"evoke sympathy" verb

"Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" verb

"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" verb

"raise the specter of unemployment" verb

"he conjured wild birds in the air" verb

"call down the spirits from the mountain" verb

"this remark evoked sadness" verb