evoke

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪˈvoʊk/ UK /ɪˈvəʊk/ See IPA manual

Freq #29930

Meanings

1

verb
To bring a feeling, memory, or image into someone's mind.

The smell of fresh bread evoked memories of his childhood.
2

verb
To produce or draw out a particular reaction or response.

Her speech evoked loud cheers from the audience.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to bring a feeling, memory,... call to mindecho inspire invoke

2 verb · to produce or draw out a... draw elicit excite

Word family

Forms evokedevokesevoking

Derived forms evocableevokableevokerre-evokereevokeunevoked

Related forms evinceevocateevocation invoke

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Phrases (1)

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evoke sympathy
cause someone to feel concern or compassion for another person's suffering

Verb + noun

Simplified etymology

Evoke, recorded from the early 17th century, ultimately comes from Latin vocare, “to call,” with a prefix producing the sense “call out.”

Etymology

From French évoquer, from Latin ēvocō (“to call out, summon”), from ex (“out”) and vocō (“call”). Akin to voice.

*wekʷ- Proto-Indo-European évoquer French ēvocō Latin

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# evoke

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈvoʊk/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈvəʊk/
**Frequency rank:** 29930

## Meanings
1. To bring a feeling, memory, or image into someone's mind.
2. To produce or draw out a particular reaction or response.

## Examples
- The smell of fresh bread evoked memories of his childhood.
- Her speech evoked loud cheers from the audience.

## Derived Forms
- evocable
- evokable
- evoker
- re-evoke
- reevoke
- unevoked

## Related Forms
- evince
- evocate
- evocation
- invoke

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *wekʷ-
- Root: évoquer
- Root: ēvocō

## Etymology
From French évoquer, from Latin ēvocō (“to call out, summon”), from ex (“out”) and vocō (“call”). Akin to voice.

## AI Etymology
Evoke is from French évoquer, from Latin ēvocō (“to call out, summon”), from ex (“out”) and vocō (“call”). Akin to voice. In present-day use, it can mean to bring a feeling, memory, or image into someone's mind, or to produce or draw out a particular reaction or response. Related forms include evince, evocate, evocation, invoke. Derived formations include evocable, evokable, evoker, re-evoke, reevoke.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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