Definition of evoke

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  • evoke is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • evoke is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • evoke is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of evoke

  • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb)

    Examples

    1. evoke sympathy

    Synonyms

    1. arouse
    2. elicit
    3. enkindle
    4. fire
    5. kindle
    6. provoke
    7. raise
  • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. arouse
    2. bring up
    3. call down
    4. call forth
    5. conjure
    6. conjure up
    7. invoke
    8. put forward
    9. raise
    10. stir
  • evoke or provoke to appear or occur (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. call forth
    2. kick up
    3. provoke
  • call to mind (verb)

    Examples

    1. this remark evoked sadness

    Synonyms

    1. paint a picture
    2. suggest
  • deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. draw out
    2. educe
    3. elicit
    4. extract

See definition of evoke in Merriam Webster