Evoke (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- Her words evoked a storm of controversy on social media within minutes of her post.
- The poem's imagery evoked feelings of sadness and loss in the reader.
- Reading the words on the page seemed to evoke the writer herself, speaking directly.
- Some artists evoke the same magical intensity of the fairy tale, drawing us in instantly.
- Listening to that music still evokes memories of my childhood summers by the lake.
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Meaning 2
Call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The sweet melody of the piano sonata evoked memories of my childhood.
- Her mother's warm smile evoked feelings of comfort and security in the young girl.
- The smell of freshly baked cookies evoked a sense of nostalgia for the holidays.
- The devastating news of the natural disaster evoked widespread sympathy and support.
- The beautiful sunrise over the mountains evoked a sense of awe and wonder in the hikers.
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Meaning 3
Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- The charity's heartbreaking advertisements evoke feelings of sympathy and compassion in viewers.
- Her inspiring story will evoke a sense of hope and motivation in many people.
- The young musician's beautiful melody can evoke a deep emotional response in her audience.
- The documentary's vivid portrayal of poverty is likely to evoke outrage and disgust in many viewers.
- The comedian's hilarious joke is sure to evoke a loud burst of laughter from the crowd.
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- Rekindle
- Stir Up
- Touch A Chord
- Prick
- Inflame
- Discompose
- Ignite
- Invite
- Hurt
- Disconcert
- Overwhelm
- Bruise
- Overpower
- Fire Up
- Spite
- Injure
- Untune
- Whelm
- Infatuate
- Interest
- Upset
- Sweep Over
- Anger
- Shame
- Wake
- Overtake
- Shake
- Stimulate
- Ask For
- Shake Up
- Strike A Chord
- Draw
- Wound
- Excite
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Meaning 4
Evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The smell of freshly baked cookies always evokes memories of her childhood.
- The artist's painting was designed to evoke feelings of sadness and loss.
- The politician's careless remark was likely to provoke a strong reaction from his opponents.
- Her behavior was bound to evoke a strong reaction from the principal.
- His careless joke was meant to provoke laughter from the audience.
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Meaning 5
Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- Analyzing the results, we began to evoke a pattern that linked stress patterns in the language to its grammatical structure.
- Their use of metaphors in everyday speech started to evoke a deeper insight into the underlying cultural values of the community.
- The way they organized kinship relationships seemed to evoke certain principles of social organization.
- From the linguistic data they provided, we began to evoke a set of phonological rules that explained the sound system of the language.
- The anthropologist struggled to evoke any sort of coherent cultural narrative from the seemingly disjointed pieces of myth and legend.