EVOKE


Meaning of EVOKE in English

— evoker , n.

/i vohk"/ , v.t., evoked, evoking .

1. to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.): to evoke a memory.

2. to elicit or draw forth: His comment evoked protests from the shocked listeners.

3. to call up; cause to appear; summon: to evoke a spirit from the dead.

4. to produce or suggest through artistry and imagination a vivid impression of reality: a short passage that manages to evoke the smells, colors, sounds, and shapes of that metropolis.

[ 1615-25; evocare, equiv. to e- E- + vocare to call (akin to vox VOICE) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .