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evoke

verb(e-voke)

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Synonyms: arouse, elicit, enkindle, fire, kindle, provoke, raise,

Examples:

Evoke sympathy.

evoke

verb(e-voke)

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

Synonyms: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, invoke, put forward, raise, stir,

evoke

verb(e-voke)

evoke or provoke to appear or occur

Synonyms: call forth, kick up, provoke,

evoke

verb(e-voke)

call to mind

Synonyms: paint a picture, suggest,

Examples:

This remark evoked sadness.

evoke

verb(e-voke)

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

Synonyms: draw out, educe, elicit, extract,

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