Antonyms for evoke

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ih-vohk

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈvoʊk

Definition of evoke

Origin : 1620s, from French évoquer or directly from Latin evocare "call out, rouse, summon" (see evocation). Often more or less with a sense of "calling spirits," or being called by them. Related: Evoked; evokes; evoking.

verb induce, stimulate

Example sentences :

And all of us have like wonders hidden in our breasts, only needing circumstances to evoke them.
Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens

I am not only to suppress the evil, but to evoke the good elements in my nature.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

There was a child in Marcia, and she could evoke it when she pleased.
Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

You must evoke for that task those who have already gone there.
Extract from : « Tales Of Hearsay » by Joseph Conrad

We have found that, properly understood, there is nothing in it to evoke our pessimism.
Extract from : « The Task of Social Hygiene » by Havelock Ellis

The mere sight of a loaf of bread anywhere was enough to evoke guffaws.
Extract from : « Bread Overhead » by Fritz Reuter Leiber

There are sights and sounds which evoke a vision, an echo, of Newport and Saratoga.
Extract from : « Daisy Miller » by Henry James

Many are mystic—to evoke apparitions from the past or future.
Extract from : « The Book of Hallowe'en » by Ruth Edna Kelley

I drove with him twice on his rounds, and there was not a place that did not evoke some memory.
Extract from : « Two Suffolk Friends » by Francis Hindes Groome

The aim of His act of blessing is to evoke in our hearts the love that praises.
Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren

Synonyms for evoke

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