From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishevokee‧voke /ɪˈvəʊk $ ɪˈvoʊk/ ●○○ verb [transitive] REMIND/MAKE somebody REMEMBERto produce a strong feeling or memory in someone The photographs evoked strong memories of our holidays in France. His appearance is bound to evoke sympathy. Her speech evoked a hostile response. —evocation /ˌevəˈkeɪʃən, ˌiːvəʊ- $ ˌevə-, ˌiːvoʊ-/ noun [countable, uncountable] The poem is an evocation of lost love.→ See Verb table
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evoke• It evokes a fact, i.e. an object of conception, rather than an object of perception.• The movie evokes a simpler time when life was less complicated.• Bee swarms, on the other hand, evoke another sort of awe.• The above are the main questions evoked during the interviews.• David hardly needed any encouragement to visit the sea, since it still evoked for him the happiest memories.• It is one of the ways in which the Spirit evokes prayer in the people of the Messiah.• Since joining the business world I have seen similar techniques evoke similarly successful results.• Jackson's speech evoked strong responses from the audience.• Her speech today evoked surprise and outrage from many French officials.• She tried everything in an attempt to evoke sympathy and pity from her parents.• For instance, the poetry of Blaise Cendrars evoked the motion of the Trans-Siberian Express.• The names Witches Well, Candlemaker Row and Grassmarket Square evoke visions of another era.Origin evoke (1600-1700) French évoquer, from Latin evocare “to call out”, from vocare “to call” 