evoke
- 01 C1 Advanced
to cause a particular reaction or response from people.
to elicit or provoke a specific response or manifestation.
Simple“The new government policy evoked a strong protest from the local community.”
In context“The professor's controversial lecture was designed to evoke a critical debate among the graduate students regarding ethical boundaries.”
“There are the songs that evoke drunk gal pals hollerin’ and hootin’ at a dusty bar, the cute banjo-cluckin’ ones, a few heavier numbers.”
“This strikingly memorable 4+ picture book vividly evokes children’s intense and complex feelings.”
From French évoquer, from Latin ēvocō (“to call out, summon”), from ex (“out”) and vocō (“call”). Akin to voice.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.