Evocation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

imaginative re-creation

calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪvəkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪvəkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪvəkˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪvəkˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the elicitation of his testimony was not easy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

summoning elicitation induction

Parts of Speech

noun	imaginative re-creation
noun	calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
noun	stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors “the elicitation of his testimony was not easy”

Word Forms

evoke	verb	call to mind
summon	verb	ask to come
elicit	verb	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Evokation

fantasievolle Nachbildung

🇫🇷French

évocation

recréation imaginative

🇪🇸Spanish

evocación

recreación imaginativa

🇮🇹Italian

evocazione

ricreazione immaginativa

🇳🇱Dutch

evocatie

fantasierijke herschepping

🇵🇹Portuguese

evocação

recriação imaginativa

🇷🇺Russian

воскрешение

творческое воссоздание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

याद दिलानेवाला

कल्पनाशील पुनः सृजन

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্দীপনা

কল্পনাপ্রসূত পুনঃসৃষ্টি

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டுதல்

கற்பனையான மறு உருவாக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉద్వేగం

ఊహాత్మక పునఃసృష్టి

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्कर्ष

काल्पनिक पुनर्निर्मिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્તેજન

કલ્પનાશીલ પુનઃનિર્માણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆ

ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ ಮರುಸೃಷ್ಟಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉദ്ബോധനം

ഭാവനാത്മകമായ പുനഃസൃഷ്ടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਭਾਰ

ਕਲਪਨਾਤਮਕ ਮੁੜ ਸਿਰਜਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

انحراف

تخیلاتی دوبارہ تخلیق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

招魂

富有想象力的再创造

🇯🇵Japanese

喚起

想像力豊かな再創造

🇰🇷Korean

불러일으키기

상상의 재창조

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự gợi lên

tái tạo giàu trí tưởng tượng

🇹🇭Thai

การเรียกร้อง

การสร้างจินตนาการใหม่

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembangkitan

penciptaan kembali yang imajinatif

🇲🇾Malay

kebangkitan

penciptaan semula imaginatif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استحضار

إعادة خلق خيالية

🇮🇷Persian

تداعی

بازآفرینی تخیلی

🇹🇷Turkish

çağrışım

yaratıcı yeniden yaratım

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