[ ɪ'vəʊk ]
■ verb
1》 bring or recall to the conscious mind.
2》 elicit (a response).
3》 invoke (a spirit or deity).
Derivatives
evocation noun
~r noun
Origin
C17 (earlier (ME) as evocation ): from L. evocat- , evocare , from e- (var. of ex- ) 'out of, from' + vocare 'to call'.