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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryevoke \i-ˈvōk\ transitive verb (evoked ; evok·ing) ETYMOLOGY French évoquer, from Latin evocare, from e- + vocare to call — more at vocation DATE circa 16221. to call forth or up: as a. conjure 2a evoke evil spirits b. to cite especially with approval or for support : invoke c. to bring to mind or recollection this place evokes memories2. to recreate imaginativelySynonyms: see educeEnglish Etymologyevoke 1620s, from Fr. evoquer, from L. evocare (see evocation). Often more or less with a sense of "calling spirits," or being called by them.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7evokeevoke / i5vEuk; NAmE i5vouk / verb[VN] (formal) to bring a feeling, a memory or an image into your mind 引起,唤起(感情、记忆或形象): The music evoked memories of her youth. 这乐曲勾起了她对青年时代的回忆。 His case is unlikely to evoke public sympathy. 他的情况不大可能引起公众的同情。 • evo·ca·tion / 7i:vEu5keiFn; NAmE 7i:vou- / noun [C, U] : a brilliant evocation of childhood in the 1940s 对 20 世纪 40 年代童年生活美好回忆的唤起 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishevoke verb ADV. clearly, vividly | still Her face, though sad, still evoked a feeling of serenity. VERB + EVOKE try to | be designed to, be intended to narrative techniques that are intended to evoke sympathy from the reader Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionv. Function: verb Synonyms: EDUCE 1, elicit, evince, extort, extract, milk Related Words: excite, provoke, stimulate; arouse, awaken, rally, rouse, stir, waken; call forth, call up, conjure (up), raise, summon (forth or up)Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedevoke\ə̇ˈvōk, ēˈ-\ transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: French évoquer, from Latin evocare, from e- + vocare to call — more at vocation1. a. : to call forth or up (a spirit or other supernatural being) :summon < the people avoid mentioning the names of the gods, because … to name them is to evoke them — J.G.Frazer > < controls his demons largely through ritual which can both evokeand propitiate them — Francis Huxley > b. : to cite especially with approval or for support : invoke < a list of qualities which men in more religious days evoked with familiar approval, but some of which have grown pale — C.W.deKiewiet > < the name of Socrates is not one that would ordinarily be evoked by a defender of artists — Times Literary Supplement >2. a. : to call forth (a response) : elicit < his action evoked official displeasure > < that remark evoked nothing, not even curiousity — Clarissa F. Cushman > b. : to call into being : cause to arise < these exigencies evoked a university in Bologna, Paris, and Oxford — H.O.Taylor > < advertising created modern American radio …, evoked the modern slick periodical — D.M.Potter > c. : to call up (memories, recollections, associations) < the place evokes memories of happier years > < all of them evoking historical and literary associations of worldwide fame — Sam Pollock >3. : to re-create, depict, or suggest by artistic imaginative means especially in such a manner as to produce a compelling impression of reality : bring to life < the opening chapters of the book, although they contain very few descriptive passages, evoke the place marvelously — Basil Taylor > < the sights, the sounds, the smells of Spain are evoked with a vividness that has a physical impact — Harriet de Onís > < to evoke Lincoln the man in marble and bronze was not an easy task for any sculptor — R.P.Basler >Synonyms: see educe

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