n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ē -v ō - ' k ā -sh ə n, ˌ e-v ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin evocation-, evocatio, from evocare
Date: 1633
1 : the act or fact of evoking : SUMMONING : as a : the summoning of a spirit b : imaginative recreation <an evocation of the past>
2 : INDUCTION 4E
– evo · ca · tor \ ' ē -v ō - ˌ k ā -t ə r, ' e-v ə - \ noun