/ɪˈvəʊk/, /ɪˈvoʊk/
OriginFrom French évoquer, from Latin ēvocō (“to call out, summon”), from ex (“out”) and vocō (“call”). Akin to voice.
- transitiveTo call out; to draw out or bring forth.
- transitiveTo cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
“Being here evokes long forgotten memories.”
“Seeing this happen equally evokes fear and anger in me.”
“The book evokes a detailed and lively picture of what life was like in the 19th century.”
- transitiveTo elicit a response.
“The outstanding train on the L.M.S. route was the 6.20 p.m. from Birmingham, which reached Euston in two hours after intermediate stops at Coventry, Rugby and Watford Junction, and evoked some sparkli”
Formsevokes(present, singular, third-person) · evoking(participle, present) · evoked(participle, past) · evoked(past)