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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