evoke

Meaning

1. (transitive) To call out; to draw out or bring forth.
2. (transitive) To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
3. (transitive) To elicit a response.

Synonyms

provoke

arouse

invoke

raise

elicit

call forth

conjure up

stir up

call

stir

suggest

extract

enkindle

put forward

educe

kindle

bring up

draw out

conjure

cause

bring on

recall

kick up

fire

🔥

draw

call down

bring about

call up

paint a picture

excite

effect

incite

wake

instill

invite

let

make

manage

produce

project

repeat

🔁

root

rouse

scoop up

set forth

spotlight

spur

stimulate

summon

throw out

Translations

évoquer

evocare

evocar

evocar

hervorrufen

suscitare

uitlokken

provocare

αναπολώ

rappeler

επικαλούμαι

evocar

oproepen

أثار

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈvəʊk/

Etymology

From French évoquer, from Latin ēvocō (“to call out, summon”), from ex (“out”) and vocō (“call”). Akin to voice.