to evoke

Examples

• All

• We will evoke this demon Who has taken control of our child.

  Speak No Evil (2013)

• To him, the pigmentation evoked the primordial seas.

• I can evoke it like a spirit and share it.

  Academic text (2007)

• Photography evokes memories of what we have seen and felt and helps us share our experiences with others.

  Academic text (1996)

• A gentleman might literally use smoke and a mirror to evoke a ghost within the parlor.

  Fiction book (1996)

• People continue to evoke their names, commune with their shades, and expect their ongoing intervention in everyday affairs.

  Academic text (1990)

• Although these advertisements depicting male bodies of great physical strength repeatedly evoke power, the men themselves lack any autonomous jurisdiction.

  Academic text (1996)

• I was trying to evoke that spirit... where John Turturro begs for his life in the forest... which is one of my favourite scenes and favourite movies, actually.

  Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

• We're evoking emotions in them that are unpleasant and thus they are reacting to our provocation.

• The photograph of her childhood home always evokes feelings of nostalgia and warmth.

Synonyms

S

to stir

vsto evoke

131 3.7

To make someone feel a strong emotion

is about summoning or creating something into existence, often beyond emotion

C

to conjure

vsto evoke

126 7.9

To make something appear as if by magic

is similar but can refer more generally to calling something forth

R

to raise

vsto evoke

• Literature

68 9.1

To cause a spirit or dead person to come, often by magic

is less tied to forceful ritual and can be more figurative

C

to conjure up

vsto evoke

40 6.2

To bring a memory to mind or make something seem to appear by magic

is similar but often applies to actual appearing, not only imagination

I

to invoke

vsto evoke

23 7.7

Ask a spirit or god for help, often using a ritual

is broader and can mean bringing something into existence without seeking help

B

to bring forth

vsto evoke

16 4.1

To produce or show something new for others to use

leans more toward supernatural or magical bringing into existence

B

to bring up

vsto evoke

• Literature

7 5.7

Cause a spirit or magic thing to appear

is more about evoking feelings or images rather than literal summoning

C

to call forth

vsto evoke

7 4.9

Cause a feeling or reaction to appear in people

focuses more on creation or summoning rather than only causing a reaction

A

to arouse

vsto evoke

• Literature

2 5.3

Make something start or appear, often like magic

is more about creating or summoning into existence, not only starting a response

C

to call down

vsto evoke

• Literature

9.2

Ask a spirit or magic power to come and act

is similar but can be used without explicit invocation of powers

Antonyms

S

to suppress

176 4.8

To stop public protest by force or by people in power

B

to banish

27 6.1

Make a thought or feeling go away so it stops bothering you

How Powerful

to summon

• Formal

200 5.3

to conjure

126 7.9

to invoke

23 7.7

to evoke

6 6.0

to call

• Formal

∞ 2.0

Surface Forms

Etymology