SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
evoke
verb
To bring a feeling, memory, or response to mind.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Call to mind or arouse
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Usage distinction
Return to topRecall and conjure up suit memories; arouse and elicit suit feelings or responses.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See evoke in use
The old photograph can evoke memories of summer holidays.
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.
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