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evoke  /ɪ ˈvoʊk/ ? Meaning of "evoke"

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Definition(s):

  1. (v) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  2. (v) evoke or provoke to appear or occur
  3. (v) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
  4. (v) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
  5. (v) call to mind

Synonym(s)

suggest, arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure

Derived Word(s)

evocative

Usage(s):

  1. Faraway places evoke the bittersweet flavor of a young authors homeland.
  2. So will futurist adventures that evoke the splendor of the movie past.
  3. And scents, experiments have shown, can evoke an array of sensations.

Quotes

  1. "Threatening Israel with destruction -- or repeating vile stereotypes about Jews -- is deeply wrong and only serves to evoke in the minds of Israelis this most painful of memories while preventing the peace that the people of this region...
    on Jun 4, 2009 By: Barack Obama Source: Bloomberg

  2. "In a world where some evoke the name of God to justify acts of terror and murder and hate, we need your message that God is love. And embracing this love is the surest way to save man from falling prey to the teaching of fanaticism and...
    on Apr 16, 2008 By: President Bush Source: Times Online

  3. Realizing these mistakes, Schultz believes it's time to "get back to the core and make the changes necessary to evoke the heritage, the tradition, and the passion that we all have for the true Starbucks experience."
    on Feb 26, 2007 By: Howard Schultz Source: BloggingStocks (blog)

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