Evoke meaning

What does “evoke” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“evoke” is a verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).

evoke

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
“arouse pity”
“raise a smile”
Synonymsarouse elicit enkindle kindle fire raise provoke
evoke or provoke to appear or occur
“Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple”
Synonymsprovoke call forth kick up
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
“We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant”
Synonymseduce elicit extract draw out
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
“raise the specter of unemployment”
“he conjured wild birds in the air”
Synonymsraise conjure conjure up invoke stir call down arouse bring up
call to mind
“this remark evoked sadness”
Synonymssuggest paint a picture

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University