evoke
pronunciation
How to pronounce evoke in British English:
UK [ɪˈvəʊk]
How to pronounce evoke in American English:
US [ɪˈvoʊk]
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- Verb:
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- call forth
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic
- call to mind or evoke
Word Origin
- evoke
- evoke: see vocation
- evoke (v.)
- 1620s, from French évoquer or directly from Latin evocare "call out, rouse, summon" (see evocation). Often more or less with a sense of "calling spirits," or being called by them. Of feelings, memories, etc., by 1856. Related: Evoked; evokes; evoking.
Example
- 1. Use yellow to evoke pleasant cheerful feelings .
- 2. She mentioned this with the slight scorn that such houses evoke in her .
- 3. I respect the strong views and emotions that these issues evoke .
- 4. A good joke does not necessarily evoke a hearty laugh .
- 5. It can evoke feelings of fear and anger , especially when it seems that one 's best interests are threatened .