v. t. | 1. | To call out; to summon forth. |
2. | To call away; to remove from one tribunal to another. |
Verb | 1. | evoke - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
2. | evoke - call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" | |
3. | evoke - deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" | |
4. | evoke - evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" Synonyms: conjure, conjure up, invoke, bring up, call down, call forth, arouse, put forward, stir, raise | |
5. | evoke - call to mind or evoke Synonyms: paint a picture, suggest |