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evoke

pronunciation:: ih vok [or] i vok
features:: Word Parts

part of speech:	transitive verb
inflections:	evokes, evoking, evoked
definition 1:	to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. The music in this slow passage evokes images of a drowsy summer's day.His teaching evoked his students' creativity. synonyms: conjure up, draw, educe, elicit similar words: arouse, call, excite, inspire, provoke, stimulate, stir up, suggest, summon
definition 2:	to cause to appear; summon; conjure. He claimed to be able to evoke spirits of the dead. synonyms: conjure, invoke, summon similar words: call, induce, invite, raise, rouse, stir
related words:	derive, draw, occasion, pick, recall, recollect, revive
derivation:	evoker (n.)

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