/ ɪˈvəʊk; NAmE ɪˈvoʊk/ verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to bring a feeling, a memory or an image into your mind :
The music evoked memories of her youth.
His case is unlikely to evoke public sympathy.
► evo·ca·tion / ˌiːvəʊˈkeɪʃn; NAmE ˌiːvoʊ-/ noun [ C , U ]:
a brilliant evocation of childhood in the 1940s
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (in the sense invoke a spirit or deity): from Latin evocare , from e- (variant of ex- ) out of, from + vocare to call.