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Meaning of 'evoke'
Meaning of 'evoke' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Evoke 
[ v. t.]
- To call out; to summon forth. [ v. t.]- To call away; to remove from one tribunal to another.
Meaning of 'evoke' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. evoke [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Example in sentence:
- arouse pity;
- evoke sympathy;
- raise a smile
Meaning (2):
- evoke or provoke to appear or occur
- evoke or provoke to appear or occur
Example in sentence:
- Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple
Meaning (3):
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Example in sentence:
- call down the spirits from the mountain;
- he conjured wild birds in the air;
- raise the specter of unemployment
Meaning (4):
- call to mind
- call to mind
Example in sentence:
- this remark evoked sadness
Meaning (5):
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
Example in sentence:
- We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
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