evoke meaning and definition

EVOKE verb

Definition of evoke (verb)

1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
   • "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
   • synonyms: arouse, elicit, enkindle, fire, kindle, provoke, raise
2. evoke or provoke to appear or occur
   • "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
   • synonyms: call forth, kick up, provoke
3. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
   • "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
   • synonyms: draw out, educe, elicit, extract
4. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
   • "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
   • synonyms: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, invoke, put forward, raise, stir
5. call to mind
   • "this remark evoked sadness"
   • synonyms: paint a picture, suggest