evocation

noun evo·ca·tion \ ˌē-vō-ˈkā-shən , ˌe-və- \

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Definition of evocation

1 : the act or fact of evoking : summoning: such as

a : the summoning of a spirit

b : imaginative recreation

an evocation of the past

2 : induction 4e

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evocator

play \ˈē-vō-ˌkā-tər, ˈe-və-\ noun

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Examples of evocation in a Sentence

rich evocations of the sights, sounds, and smells of the carnival
the evocation of a simpler time

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The overall effect of Wall’s display is to take the viewer from the spartan, winter-evocative depictions of isolated trees in the graphite drawings to the gentler and more lush evocations of spring in the watercolors.

— mike giuliano, Howard County Times, "Representation and abstraction share Kish Gallery," 24 May 2018
The only thing missing from the picture was a sanctimonious Jared Kushner evocation of his grandparents’ survival of the Holocaust.

— frank rich, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump’s Jerusalem Horror Show," 16 May 2018
That's a scary evocation, but more practically in the near term, Trump's rhetoric will be fodder for his opponents as his party hurtles toward a midterm in which many of its endangered members will be saddled with Trump's words.

— eugene scott, Washington Post, "Calling immigrants ‘animals,’ Trump evokes an ugly history of dehumanization," 16 May 2018
The midcentury ships reflected the spiky decorative taste of that period, but the glory days of ocean travel were soon to become a thing of the past, recalled through the fragmentary but potent evocations in this transporting exhibition.

— hamish bowles, Vogue, "Two If By Sea: In London, a Look at the World's Most Luxurious Ocean Liners," 2 Mar. 2018
May’s evocation of Rothko’s rage is raw and almost scary — but then the scene morphs into a poetic back-and-forth on red’s many manifestations.

— james hebert, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Oceanside Theatre's 'Red' a fiery exploration of artistic passion," 7 May 2018
My Favorite Things,’’ Kidwell is very touching in her evocation of a woman of heavy responsibilities luxuriating in the chance to relive joyful childhood memories.

— don aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, "There’s no solving a problem like ‘The Sound of Music’," 3 May 2018
The retro trend has also trickled into the craft of some modern artists, who use this larger-than-life aesthetic to navigate both critiques and evocations of the era’s familiar commercialism.

— kate keller, Smithsonian, "Modern Takes on 80s Artwork Hit Washington D.C. Streets," 23 Apr. 2018
But Massenet’s soaring blooms, his evocation of supernatural transcendence and impulsive youthfulness, are now missing.

— zachary woolfe, New York Times, "Review: The Stepchild of Cinderella Operas Finally Makes It to the Met," 13 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of evocation

Latin evocation-, evocatio, from evocare

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First Known Use: 1633

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Other Occult Terms

augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith

EVOCATION Defined for English Language Learners

evocation

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Definition of evocation for English Language Learners

: the act of bringing something into the mind or memory : the act of evoking something

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evocation

noun evo·ca·tion \ ˌē-vō-ˈkā-shən , ˌev-ə- \

medical Definition of evocation

: induction 3b; specifically : initiation of development of a primary embryonic axis

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