EVOKE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EVOKE?

Need another word that means the same as “evoke”? Find 34 synonyms and 30 related words for “evoke” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Evoke” are: arouse, elicit, enkindle, fire, kindle, provoke, raise, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, invoke, put forward, stir, kick up, paint a picture, suggest, draw out, educe, extract, bring to mind, call to mind, put one in mind of, call up, summon up, summon, give rise to, bring forth, induce, stimulate, stir up, awaken, excite

Evoke as a Verb

Definitions of "Evoke" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “evoke” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Elicit (a response.
• Bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind.
• Invoke (a spirit or deity.
• Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses.
• Call to mind.
• Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning.
• Evoke or provoke to appear or occur.
• Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic.

Synonyms of "Evoke" as a verb (34 Words)

arouse	Cause to become awake or conscious. Arouse pity.
awaken	Make someone aware of (something) for the first time. They were awakened to the sad facts.
bring forth	Go or come after and bring or take back.
bring to mind	Cause to come into a particular state or condition.
bring up	Go or come after and bring or take back.
call down	Make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands.
call forth	Make a prediction about; tell in advance.
call to mind	Indicate a decision in regard to.
call up	Pay a brief visit.
conjure	Implore (someone) to do something. She had forgotten how to conjure up the image of her mother s face.
conjure up	Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together.
draw out	Give a description of.
educe	Deduce a principle or construe a meaning. More information can be educed from these statistics.
elicit	Derive by reason. I tried to elicit a smile from Joanna.
enkindle	Cause to start burning. Fresh remembrance of vexation must still enkindle rage.
excite	Cause to be agitated excited or roused. The ability to excite interest in others.
extract	Extract by the process of distillation. Lead was extracted from the copper.
fire	Set fire to. Surrender fires the cold skepticism.
give rise to	Propose.
induce	Cause to occur rapidly. None of these measures induced a change of policy.
invoke	Request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection. She invoked an ancient law.
kick up	Thrash about or strike out with the feet.
kindle	Become impassioned or excited. The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds.
paint a picture	Make a painting of.
provoke	Evoke or provoke to appear or occur. A teacher can provoke you into working harder.
put forward	Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation.
put one in mind of	Make an investment.
raise	Multiply a number by itself a specified number of times 8 is 2 raised to the power 3. The bank raised interest rates.
stimulate	Raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system. Stimulate my appetite.
stir	Mix or add by stirring. Pour in the cream and stir well.
stir up	Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.
suggest	Suggest the necessity of an intervention in medicine. Maybe you ought to get an expert she suggested.
summon	Call people to attend (a meeting. Summon a lawyer.
summon up	Ask to come.

Usage Examples of "Evoke" as a verb

• The Green Paper evoked critical reactions from various bodies.
• The sight evoked pleasant memories of his childhood.
• This remark evoked sadness.
• Akasha is evoked in India when a house is being built to ensure its completion.
• Evoke sympathy.

Associations of "Evoke" (30 Words)

anecdote	An account regarded as unreliable or hearsay. His wife s death has long been the subject of rumour and anecdote.
cue	Sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards. Have a list of needs and questions on paper to cue you.
elicit	Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses. The work elicited enormous public interest.
enkindle	Set on fire. The glare from its enkindled roof illumined its innermost recesses.
evocative	Serving to bring to mind- Wilder Hobson. The building s cramped interiors are highly evocative of past centuries.
hint	Drop a hint intimate by a hint. The restrained fronts of the terraced houses only hinted at the wealth within.
implore	Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something. Please don t talk that way Ellen implored.
invoke	Request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection. The antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England.
memoir	An account written by a public figure of their life and experiences. An important memoir on Carboniferous crustacea.
mindful	Focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, especially as part of a therapeutic or meditative technique. I arrived home for the summer ever mindful of my obligations to my parents.
mnemonic	A system such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations which assists in remembering something. Mnemonic device.
nostalgic	A nostalgic person. He remained nostalgic about the good old days.
petition	Write a petition for something to somebody request formally and in writing. The islanders petitioned the government to help them leave St Kilda.
propose	Propose or intend. One girl proposed marriage to him on the spot.
propound	Put forward (an idea or theory) for consideration by others. He began to propound the idea of a social monarchy as an alternative to Franco.
reawaken	(with reference to a feeling or state) emerge or cause to emerge again; awaken again. His departure reawakened deep divisions within the party.
recall	Recall knowledge from memory have a recollection. Expert systems can produce solutions with the speed recall accuracy and consistency that only a computer can provide.
recollect	Recall knowledge from memory have a recollection. Can you recollect how he reacted.
recollection	Something recalled to the mind. To the best of my recollection no one ever had a bad word to say about him.
remember	Recover one’s manners after a lapse. He has remembered the boy in his will.
remembrance	The action of remembering something. They exchanged fond remembrances of his gentle ways.
remind	Cause someone to think of (something) because of a resemblance. He would have forgotten my birthday if you hadn t reminded him.
reminiscence	The enjoyable recollection of past events. His reminiscences of his early days in Parliament.
reminiscent	Serving to bring to mind- Wilder Hobson. Her robes were vaguely reminiscent of military dress.
stasis	An abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped. Creative stasis.
suggest	Suggest the necessity of an intervention in medicine. The temperature wasn t as tropical as the bright sunlight may have suggested.
summon	Urgently demand (help. He summoned a meeting of head delegates.
theorize	Construct a theory about. Galileo theorized the motion of the stars.
waken	Cause to become awake or conscious. They combined to waken a forgotten and futile hope.
writ	A form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act or abstain from acting in a particular way. You have business here which is out of my writ and competence.