Definition of evoke
evoked
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Examples of evoke in a Sentence
The old house evoked memories of his childhood.
His photographs evoke the isolation and solitude of the desert.
Recent Examples of evoke from the Web
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But there is a revolution and a revelation lurking in these childlike elements—a demonstration that the immaterial stuff of time can be evoked through the most material of forms.
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Trump's criticisms left virtually no one in contact with the investigation untouched, providing a glimpse of the visceral anger that the probe often evokes in him.
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Trump's criticisms left virtually no one in contact with the investigation untouched, providing a glimpse of the visceral anger that the probe often evokes in him.
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Spaceflight generally evokes visions of giant rockets with fiery tails erupting off the pad at Cape Canaveral and flying out beyond the atmosphere.
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Mechanical Art Deco motifs gave a 1920s flair to black froufrou gowns that evoked the paintings of Robert Delaunay.
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Each scent of a treasured place to me evokes an embrace, a friendly hand on the shoulder at least.
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With cinder-block walls brightened by pictures of horses that evoke this equestrian county, the nursing home offers crafts, bingo and other activities.
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Fascinating reading, Dolnick’s book should evoke in us a sense of humility rather than amusement at the ignorance of the scientists of old.
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Origin and Etymology of evoke
French évoquer, from Latin evocare, from e- + vocare to call — more at vocation
Synonym Discussion of evoke
Other Occult Terms
EVOKE Defined for English Language Learners
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: to bring (a memory, feeling, image, etc.) into the mind
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: to cause (a particular reaction or response) to happen
EVOKE Defined for Kids
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evoked
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: to bring to mind The photos evoked memories of our trip.
Word Root of evoke
The Latin word vox, meaning “voice,” and the related word vocāre, meaning “to call”, give us the root voc or vok. Words from the Latin vox or vocāre have something to do with the voice or with calling. Anything vocal is produced by the voice. A vocation is the work that someone is called to do as a job. To evoke is to call forth. To invoke is to call on for aid or protection. To provoke is to call forth another's anger. The word voice also has vox as its root.
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