evoke
/ɪˈvoʊk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.27 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Being here evokes long forgotten memories."
- "Seeing this happen equally evokes fear and anger in me."
- "The book evokes a detailed and lively picture of what life was like in the 19th century."
- "The face of the dying man in the lingchi video monotonously evokes Maria Falconetti in Carl Theodor Dreyer ’s 1928 “Passion of Joan of Arc.”"
- "In the 175 years that have passed, composers have seized on accelerating and decelerating rhythms combined with the ostinati of pistons and wheels crossing track joints to evoke the feeling of travelling by rail."
- "The outstanding train on the L.M.S. route was the 6.20 p.m. from Birmingham, which reached Euston in two hours after intermediate stops at Coventry, Rugby and Watford Junction, and evoked some sparkling performances from "Patriot" and "Jubilee" 4-6-0s."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: *wekʷ-, évoquer, ēvocō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈvoʊk/
- British English: /ɪˈvəʊk/