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evoke

verb

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Pronunciation: /ɪˈvəʊk/ / /ɪˈvoʊk/

verb

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

  1. To call out; to draw out or bring forth.
  2. To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.

    Being here evokes long forgotten memories.

    Seeing this happen equally evokes fear and anger in me.

  3. To elicit a response.

    The outstanding train on the L.M.S. route was the 6.20 p.m. from Birmingham, which reached Euston in two hours after intermediate stops at Coventry, Rugby and Watford Junction, and evoked some sparkling performances from "Patriot" and "Jubilee" 4-6-0s.