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Evoke

verb/ɪvˈoʊk/
Definition
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
evoke or provoke to appear or occur
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɪvˈoʊk/
🇬🇧British English
/ɪvˈəʊk/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɪvˈəʊk/
2 syllables Say it as /ɪvˈoʊk/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbcall forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
“arouse pity”
verbevoke or provoke to appear or occur
“Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple”
verbdeduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
“We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant”
verbsummon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
“raise the specter of unemployment”
verbcall to mind
“this remark evoked sadness”
Word Forms
arousalnounthe act of arousing
elicitationnounstimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
evocativeadjectiveserving to bring to mind; - Wilder Hobson
evocationnounstimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
provocativeadjectiveserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; ; ; - Anthony Trollope
provocationnounsomething that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
conjurernounsomeone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
conjurationnouna ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect
conjurornounsomeone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
conjurynouncalling up a spirit or devil
conjuringnouncalling up a spirit or devil
invocationnounan incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil
suggestionnounthe sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
evozieren
hervorrufen (Emotionen, Gefühle und Reaktionen)
🇫🇷French
évoquer
susciter (émotions, sentiments et réponses)
🇪🇸Spanish
evocar
invocar (emociones, sentimientos y respuestas)
🇮🇹Italian
evocare
suscitare (emozioni, sentimenti e risposte)
🇳🇱Dutch
oproepen
oproepen (emoties, gevoelens en reacties)
🇵🇹Portuguese
evocar
evocar (emoções, sentimentos e respostas)
🇷🇺Russian
вызывать
вызывать (эмоции, чувства и реакции)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आह्वान
आह्वान (भावनाएँ, भावनाएँ और प्रतिक्रियाएँ)
🇧🇩Bengali
উদ্দীপনা
ডাক (আবেগ, অনুভূতি এবং প্রতিক্রিয়া)
🇮🇳Tamil
தூண்டுகின்றன
அழைக்கவும் (உணர்ச்சிகள், உணர்வுகள் மற்றும் பதில்கள்)
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రేరేపిస్తాయి
కాల్ చేయండి (భావోద్వేగాలు, భావాలు మరియు ప్రతిస్పందనలు)
🇮🇳Marathi
जागृत करणे
कॉल करा (भावना, भावना आणि प्रतिसाद)
🇮🇳Gujarati
જગાડવું
આગળ બોલાવો (લાગણીઓ, લાગણીઓ અને પ્રતિભાવો)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸುತ್ತವೆ
ಕರೆ ಮಾಡಿ (ಭಾವನೆಗಳು, ಭಾವನೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳು)
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഉണർത്തുക
വിളിക്കുക (വികാരങ്ങൾ, വികാരങ്ങൾ, പ്രതികരണങ്ങൾ)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ
ਕਾਲ ਕਰੋ (ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ, ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ, ਅਤੇ ਜਵਾਬ)
🇵🇰Urdu
پیدا کرنا
کال کریں (جذبات، احساسات اور ردعمل)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
唤起
唤起(情绪、感觉和反应)
🇯🇵Japanese
呼び起こす
呼び出す(感情、気持ち、反応)
🇰🇷Korean
일깨우다
불러내다(감정, 느낌, 반응)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
gợi lên
kêu gọi (cảm xúc, cảm xúc và phản ứng)
🇹🇭Thai
ทำให้เกิด
เรียกร้อง (อารมณ์ ความรู้สึก และการตอบสนอง)
🇮🇩Indonesian
membangkitkan
panggilan keluar (emosi, perasaan, dan tanggapan)
🇵🇭Filipino
pukawin
tumawag (emosyon, damdamin, at tugon)
🇲🇾Malay
membangkitkan
menyeru (emosi, perasaan, dan tindak balas)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
استحضار
الدعوة (العواطف والمشاعر والاستجابات)
🇮🇷Persian
برانگیختن
فراخوانی (عواطف، احساسات و پاسخ ها)
🇹🇷Turkish
uyandırmak
Çağırmak (duygular, hisler ve tepkiler)
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַעֲלוֹת זִכרוֹנוֹת
להזעיק (רגשות, רגשות ותגובות)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'evoke'?
The primary meaning of 'evoke' is 'call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'evoke' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'evoke' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'evoke' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'evoke' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'evoke' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'evoke' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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