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evoked

evoked

7.3
Made by the brain or body after a small test signal
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈvoʊkt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : evocado
  • Certain scents can evoke strong feelings of nostalgia for many people.

Examples

  • The patient's symptoms evoked memories of a similar case from years ago.

  • The researchers designed the experiment to evoke specific responses from the participants.

  • It's an emotion that gets evoked when a person believes that they have done something wrong and it is often a pronounced dynamic.

  • It belongs to them and it is evoked by their action.

Synonyms

elicited
vsevoked
5.7

A reaction that comes from something that makes someone feel something

is used for calling forth a latent response in scientific contexts
induced
vsevoked
  • Specialized
5.9

Made to happen by another thing or action, not happening naturally

focuses on calling forth a potential response rather than broadly causing a condition

Compounds

evoked potential
  • Specialized
1 8.4

An electrical signal measured by electrodes that the brain makes after a sound or light

Surface Forms

evoked positive

Morphology

evoked = evoke (transparent) = evoke + ed

The adjective/past-participle 'evoked' is a regular -ed formation from the verb 'evoke' and directly means 'called forth' or 'elicited'.

Etymology

Evoked comes from the Latin vocare, which means 'to call', and the prefix e- meaning 'out', and you can see the same voc root in voice and vocal. So, in science an evoked response is one 'called out' or 'brought out' by a stimulus.