Evoke
verb
To bring a feeling, memory or picture into your mind.
The smell of coffee always evokes memories of my grandparents' house.
Often appears as...
- evoke memories
- evoke feelings
verb
To make someone have a particular feeling or idea.
Her speech evoked a sense of excitement among the audience.
Often appears as...
- evoke emotion
- evoke a reaction
verb
To present, produce or bring out.
The documentary evoked strong reactions from the viewers.
Often appears as...
- evoke reactions
- evoke controversy
verb
To refer to or cite in support or justification.
She evoked the constitution to argue her case.
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- evoke the law
- evoke the constitution
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verb
To bring a feeling, memory or picture into your mind.
The smell of coffee always evokes memories of my grandparents' house.
Often appears as...
- evoke memories
- evoke feelings
verb
To make someone have a particular feeling or idea.
Her speech evoked a sense of excitement among the audience.
Often appears as...
- evoke emotion
- evoke a reaction
verb
To present, produce or bring out.
The documentary evoked strong reactions from the viewers.
Often appears as...
- evoke reactions
- evoke controversy
verb
To refer to or cite in support or justification.
She evoked the constitution to argue her case.
Often appears as...
- evoke the law
- evoke the constitution
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Sensory Connection
Evoke can relate to senses, triggering memories or feelings associated with taste, smell, sight, etc.
The aroma of fresh bread evokes my childhood mornings.
Pro Tip 2/2Powerful Imagery
Use 'evoke' to describe strong mental images drawn from descriptions in books or speeches.
His tale of the sea evoked vivid images of stormy waves.
Pro Tip 1/2Sensory Connection
Evoke can relate to senses, triggering memories or feelings associated with taste, smell, sight, etc.
The aroma of fresh bread evokes my childhood mornings.
Pro Tip 2/2Powerful Imagery
Use 'evoke' to describe strong mental images drawn from descriptions in books or speeches.
His tale of the sea evoked vivid images of stormy waves.
Pro Tip 1/2Sensory Connection
Evoke can relate to senses, triggering memories or feelings associated with taste, smell, sight, etc.
The aroma of fresh bread evokes my childhood mornings.
Pro Tip 2/2Powerful Imagery
Use 'evoke' to describe strong mental images drawn from descriptions in books or speeches.
His tale of the sea evoked vivid images of stormy waves.
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Cradle of Gold: The...
rod from the end of the fishing rod it's a tiny filigreed bronze wire leading to a fish that's jumping on the edge of the knife and the life that they captured in that was is absolutely beautiful but it was by no means no cache of gold or silver but it did evoke what at the end
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Why we need to end the...
with somebody new coming on to the shift every eight hours. And then on top of that you have a steady stream of visitors and volunteers coming in, showering you in the love and affection you're craving and then leaving again, evoking all of those feelings of abandonment,
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When technology...
petri dish it's it's a face to support hrus and it's a it's drawn by bacteria that are glowing but they're also spliced with genes that have been implicated in Alzheimer's disease okay so as these portraits fade they evoke the idea of lost memory I hope that I'm
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Hawking's black hole...
such as their position, velocity and spin. Every object in the universe is composed of particles with unique quantum properties. This idea is evoked most significantly in a vital law of the total amount of quantum information in the Universe must be conserved.
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Would you raise the bird...
it may be best to simply foster the imposter. Brood parasitism tends to evoke horror and disdain. But why should it be thought of as any more objectionable than predator-prey relationships? And is it ever productive to impose human morals onto other animals?
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The psychology of...
For example, the smell of a campfire could evoke the memory of being trapped in a burning house. For someone with PTSD, that memory activates the same neurochemical cascade as the original event. That then stirs up the same feelings of panic and helplessness
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Why should you read "A...
If we shadows have offended, Think but this and all is That you have but slumbered here While these visions did appear. And in so doing, he evokes the effect of entering into the magical world of great theatre
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Beam: The Glastonbury...
around is a load of bespoke projections LEDs and a bespoke soundscape the ambition is to evoke a sense of peace a sense of communicating with nature and to connect this with the real-time activity of bees
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You are fluent in this...
they can even evoke emotions. Let's say you get to an unfamiliar place and you see this. You feel happiness and relief. Or a slight sense of unease or maybe downright panic. Or blissful peace and quiet.
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What's so sexy about...
But don't you think that the life a mathematical researcher is an easy one. It is filled with perplexity, frustration, a desperate fight for understanding. Let me evoke for you
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Cradle of Gold: The...
rod from the end of the fishing rod it's a tiny filigreed bronze wire leading to a fish that's jumping on the edge of the knife and the life that they captured in that was is absolutely beautiful but it was by no means no cache of gold or silver but it did evoke what at the end
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Why we need to end the...
with somebody new coming on to the shift every eight hours. And then on top of that you have a steady stream of visitors and volunteers coming in, showering you in the love and affection you're craving and then leaving again, evoking all of those feelings of abandonment,
Video examples
When technology...
petri dish it's it's a face to support hrus and it's a it's drawn by bacteria that are glowing but they're also spliced with genes that have been implicated in Alzheimer's disease okay so as these portraits fade they evoke the idea of lost memory I hope that I'm
Video examples
Hawking's black hole...
such as their position, velocity and spin. Every object in the universe is composed of particles with unique quantum properties. This idea is evoked most significantly in a vital law of the total amount of quantum information in the Universe must be conserved.
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Would you raise the bird...
it may be best to simply foster the imposter. Brood parasitism tends to evoke horror and disdain. But why should it be thought of as any more objectionable than predator-prey relationships? And is it ever productive to impose human morals onto other animals?
Video examples
The psychology of...
For example, the smell of a campfire could evoke the memory of being trapped in a burning house. For someone with PTSD, that memory activates the same neurochemical cascade as the original event. That then stirs up the same feelings of panic and helplessness
Video examples
Why should you read "A...
If we shadows have offended, Think but this and all is That you have but slumbered here While these visions did appear. And in so doing, he evokes the effect of entering into the magical world of great theatre
Video examples
Beam: The Glastonbury...
around is a load of bespoke projections LEDs and a bespoke soundscape the ambition is to evoke a sense of peace a sense of communicating with nature and to connect this with the real-time activity of bees
Video examples
You are fluent in this...
they can even evoke emotions. Let's say you get to an unfamiliar place and you see this. You feel happiness and relief. Or a slight sense of unease or maybe downright panic. Or blissful peace and quiet.
Video examples
What's so sexy about...
But don't you think that the life a mathematical researcher is an easy one. It is filled with perplexity, frustration, a desperate fight for understanding. Let me evoke for you
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Apolo Ohno
American Athlete
I want to break into the acting industry. It's something I have a great deal of respect for; it's a passion of mine. It's so amazing, the differences between acting and being an athlete, but the one commonality is they both evoke emotion in the viewer. And those emotions are real. So I think that's pretty cool.
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April Gornik
American Artist
Most people respond to my paintings quite generously, but there have been cases where I think people - a few critics in particular - were actually moved by the work but were disturbed by the feelings it evoked, so they attacked it. Some people find the realm of my work quite uncomfortable.
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Trevor Noah
South African Comedian
If I'm doing something on stage, and it evokes an emotion, then I might show that emotion, but I also don't believe in being a preacher. If you have a point, that's a bonus. But the funny has to come first; otherwise, you shouldn't call yourself a comedian.
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Giacomo Casanova
Italian Celebrity
The history of my life must begin by the earliest circumstance which my memory can evoke; it will therefore commence when I had attained the age of eight years and four months.
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Saqib Saleem
Indian Actor
I don't think it's right to define films as commercial or art house. What's important is that a film evokes a certain emotion when it's being watched.
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Jeff Vandermeer
American Writer
I see music as an aid. It overcomes my internal editor, especially when the music evokes the character or the mood I'm trying to build.
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Jonathan Anderson
Irish Designer
What's so important with fashion imagery and with imagery in general is that it ultimately evokes an emotion.
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Ferdinand de Saussure
Swiss Educator
Nearly all institutions, it might be said, are based on signs, but these signs do not directly evoke things.
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Rene Magritte
Belgian Artist
Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.
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William Shatner
Canadian Actor
I love to evoke the bones and meat and thoughts of characters.
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Apolo Ohno
American Athlete
I want to break into the acting industry. It's something I have a great deal of respect for; it's a passion of mine. It's so amazing, the differences between acting and being an athlete, but the one commonality is they both evoke emotion in the viewer. And those emotions are real. So I think that's pretty cool.
Quote examples
April Gornik
American Artist
Most people respond to my paintings quite generously, but there have been cases where I think people - a few critics in particular - were actually moved by the work but were disturbed by the feelings it evoked, so they attacked it. Some people find the realm of my work quite uncomfortable.
Quote examples
Trevor Noah
South African Comedian
If I'm doing something on stage, and it evokes an emotion, then I might show that emotion, but I also don't believe in being a preacher. If you have a point, that's a bonus. But the funny has to come first; otherwise, you shouldn't call yourself a comedian.
Quote examples
Giacomo Casanova
Italian Celebrity
The history of my life must begin by the earliest circumstance which my memory can evoke; it will therefore commence when I had attained the age of eight years and four months.
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Saqib Saleem
Indian Actor
I don't think it's right to define films as commercial or art house. What's important is that a film evokes a certain emotion when it's being watched.
Quote examples
Jeff Vandermeer
American Writer
I see music as an aid. It overcomes my internal editor, especially when the music evokes the character or the mood I'm trying to build.
Quote examples
Jonathan Anderson
Irish Designer
What's so important with fashion imagery and with imagery in general is that it ultimately evokes an emotion.
Quote examples
Ferdinand de Saussure
Swiss Educator
Nearly all institutions, it might be said, are based on signs, but these signs do not directly evoke things.
Quote examples
Rene Magritte
Belgian Artist
Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.
Quote examples
William Shatner
Canadian Actor
I love to evoke the bones and meat and thoughts of characters.
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