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- pronunciation:
- ih
vok
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vok
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
evokes, evoking, evoked |
| definition 1: |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action.
The music in this slow passage evokes images of a drowsy summer's day.His teaching evoked his students' creativity.- synonyms:
- conjure up, draw, educe, elicit
- similar words:
- arouse, call, excite, inspire, provoke, stimulate, stir up, suggest, summon
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| definition 2: |
to cause to appear; summon; conjure.
He claimed to be able to evoke spirits of the dead.- synonyms:
- conjure, invoke, summon
- similar words:
- call, induce, invite, raise, rouse, stir
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| related words: |
derive, draw, occasion, pick, recall, recollect, revive |
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| derivation: |
evoker (n.) |
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