evoke

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

From French évoquer, from Latin ēvocō (“to call out, summon”), from ex (“out”) and vocō (“call”). Akin to voice.

Nothing evokes a memory like an odor. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
From the first scene he evoked enthusiasm. — Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert
It had no faintest tendency to evoke the ransom. — The wisdom of Father Brown, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise, provoke

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