evoke
/ɪˈvoʊk/ verb C1- To call out; to draw out or bring forth.
- To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination. · Being here evokes long forgotten memories.· Seeing this happen equally evokes fear and anger in me.
- To elicit a response.
He/she/it evokes · Past evoked · Past participle evoked · -ing form evoking
Verb forms
- Base form
- evoke
- He/she/it
- evokes
- Past
- evoked
- Past participle
- evoked
- -ing form
- evoking
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Dantès reflected, as he worked, on the shout of joy which, with a single word, he could evoke from all these men, if he gave utterance to the one unchanging thought that pervaded his heart; but, far from disclosing this precious secret, he almost feared that he had already said too much, and by his restlessness and continual questions, his minute observations and evident preoccupation, aroused suspicions.
Authors carefully construct their sentences to create a specific musicality, using short phrases to build momentum or flowing syntax to evoke tranquility.
While a striking photograph or a familiar melody can certainly evoke nostalgia, neither possesses the immediate, visceral power of scent.
The juxtaposition of majestic creatures against the backdrop of restrictive concrete enclosures inevitably evokes a profound sense of melancholy and ethical dissonance.
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