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evoke
e·voke
[
i vṓk
]
(
past and past participle
e·voked
,
present participle
e·vok·ing
,
3rd person present singular
e·vokes
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
stimulate memories from past:
to bring to mind a memory or feeling, especially from the past
evoke childhood memories
2.
cause reaction or feeling:
to provoke a particular reaction or feeling
Her question evoked a bitter retort.
3.
cause something to appear:
to make beings appear who are normally invisible
evoke a spirit
[
Early 17th century. < Latin
evocare
"call out" <
vocare
"to call"
]
ev·o·ca·ble
[
évvəkəb'l,
i vṓkəb'l
]
adjective
ev·o·ca·tor
[
évvə kàytər
]
noun
e·vo·ker
noun
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ev·o·ca·ble [ évvəkəb'l, i vṓkəb'l ] adjectiveev·o·ca·tor [ évvə kàytər ] noune·vo·ker noun
