Word a Day
evoke
What does evoke mean?
evoke (verb): to cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use evoke in a sentence?
- Being here evokes long forgotten memories. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Seeing this happen equally evokes fear and anger in me. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce evoke?
/ɪˈvoʊk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does evoke come from?
From French évoquer, from Latin ēvocō (“to call out, summon”), from ex (“out”) and vocō (“call”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Test yourself: do you know “evoke”?
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What does “evoke” mean?
to quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something
Not quite: that's what duck means.
to cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination
Right! That's what “evoke” means.
to include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain
Not quite: that's what encompass means.
to use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will
Not quite: that's what coerce means.
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