evoke
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
evoke
- /ɪˈvəʊk/ UK
- /ɪˈvoʊk/ US
Rhymes with -əʊk
Where it comes from
From French évoquer, from Latin ēvocō (“to call out, summon”), from ex (“out”) and vocō (“call”). Akin to voice.
verb evokes · evoking · evoked
- To call out; to draw out or bring forth.
-
To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
Being here evokes long forgotten memories.
Similar: invoke, excite, inspire, put someone in mind of, call up
-
To elicit a response.
The outstanding train on the L.M.S. route was the 6.20 p.m. from Birmingham, which reached Euston in two hours after intermediate stops at Coventry, Rugby and Watford Junction, and evoked some sparkling performances from "Patriot" and "Jubilee" 4-6-0s.
Similar: instigate, provoke, abet, actuate, goose, fuel, light a fire under, send, sting, bring about, cheer, draw
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: call forth, elicit, suggest, educe, raise, draw out, extract, arouse, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, kick up, invoke, induce, discuss
Translations
Every language
verb to cause the manifestation of
| Español | evocar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 喚起する kanki-suru |
| 中文 | 喚起 /唤起 huànqǐ |
| हिन्दी | आह्वान āhvān |
| Português | evocar |
| Français | évoquer, remémorer |
| Deutsch | hervorrufen, heraufbeschwören |
| Italiano | rammemorare |
| Русский | вызыва́ть vyzyvátʹ, вы́звать výzvatʹ |
| العربية | اِسْتَحْضَارَ istaḥḍāra, اِسْتَدَعَى istadaʕā |
| עברית | עורר |
Talk about this word "evoke." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/evoke. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. evoke. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/evoke "evoke." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/evoke.Cite this
@misc{evoke_2026,
title = {evoke},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/evoke},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
