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evoke or invoke?
Don’t feel bad if you have difficulty remembering the difference between evoke and invoke, as the words are quite similar in many ways and have considerable overlap in meaning. However, the words do differ, and you would not want to substitute one for the other. Invoke is used of putting into effect or calling upon such things as laws, authority, or privilege (“the principal invoked a rule forbidding students from asking questions”). Evoke is primarily used in the sense “to call forth or up” and is often found in connection with such things as memories, emotions, or sympathy.
Examples of evoke in a Sentence
Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 21 June 2025
Gain inspiration when providing video editing services, on how to evoke the right emotions as part of video marketing and increase client conversions.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
These lies evoke ancient American presumptions — that the United States deserves its position of preeminence in the world as a kind of divine inheritance, and that just beyond our borders, dark and sinister forces are forever conspiring against us.
—John Fanestil, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
Clad in gold mosaic, the jewelry room evokes an Art Deco bathroom, with marble display stands shaped like a bathtub and sink.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
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“Evoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evoke. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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