Synonyms for evoke
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ih-vohk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈvoʊk |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for evoke
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