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1. evoke - verb

· call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

Synonym(s): arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise, provoke

Hypernym(s): make, create

2. evoke - verb

· evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"

Synonym(s): provoke, call_forth, kick_up

Hypernym(s): cause, do, make

3. evoke - verb

· deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

Synonym(s): educe, elicit, extract, draw_out

Hypernym(s): interpret, construe, see

4. evoke - verb

· summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

Synonym(s): raise, conjure, conjure_up, invoke, stir, call_down, arouse, bring_up, put_forward, call_forth

Hypernym(s): call_up, summon

5. evoke - verb

· call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness"

Synonym(s): suggest, paint_a_picture

Hypernym(s): express, show, evince

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