Associations to the word «Evoke»

Wiktionary

EVOKE, verb. To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.

Dictionary definition

EVOKE, verb. Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy".
EVOKE, verb. Evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple".
EVOKE, verb. Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant".
EVOKE, verb. Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain".
EVOKE, verb. Call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke