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evoke

verb

Reveal meaning and examples

To bring a feeling, memory, or response to mind.

The old photograph can evoke memories of summer holidays.
Dictionary practice example.
One writer found a felicitous opening for a landscape label by asking what the visitor noticed first at the edge of the frame. The question could evoke a sense of looking beyond the obvious center without telling visitors what they were required to feel.
From Originality With a Purpose.
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