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evoke

/ɪˈvoʊk/verb2 syllables

Evoke means: evoke or provoke to appear or occur.

Synonyms for evoke34

verb, as in evoke or provoke to appear or occur

provoke, call forth, kick up, raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward

verb, as in summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth, provoke, kick up

verb, as in call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise, provoke

verb, as in deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

educe, elicit, extract, draw out

verb, as in call to mind

suggest, paint a picture

also used for evoke

excite, inspire, put someone in mind of, call up, instigate, abet, actuate, goose, fuel, light a fire under, send, sting, bring about

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What does evoke mean?5

verb

1

evoke or provoke to appear or occur“Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple”

2

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic“raise the specter of unemployment”

3

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)“arouse pity”

4

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)“We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant”

5

call to mind“this remark evoked sadness”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with evoke?23

two syllables

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Evoke in a sentence

  • In interpersonal relations, nothing is more important than the ability to evoke sympathy.Miktsoanit
  • Our company's visual identity was designed to evoke a sense of trust and familiarity.bekindtoall
  • Black and white films evoke a sense of nostalgia.Amastan
  • Black and white movies evoke nostalgia for classic cinema.Amastan
  • Some politicians try to evoke the primal fear of everything foreign.Miktsoanit
  • They performed a ritual to evoke the gods.IMer
  • The music evokes memories of an earlier time.unknown
  • Her voice evokes the noise of the freeway.tomalrussell

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Forms of evoke

as a verb

past tense
evoked
present participle
evoking
third-person singular
evokes
past participle
evoked