evoked Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
   raise; fire; enkindle; elicit; arouse; evoke; kindle; provoke.
   
   • arouse pity
   • raise a smile
   • evoke sympathy
2. verb evoke or provoke to appear or occur
   provoke; evoke; call forth; kick up.
   
   • Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple
3. verb deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
   elicit; draw out; extract; educe; evoke.
   
   • We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant
4. verb summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
   arouse; raise; invoke; conjure up; bring up; call down; call forth; evoke; put forward; stir; conjure.
   
   • raise the specter of unemployment
   • he conjured wild birds in the air
   • call down the spirits from the mountain
5. verb call to mind
   suggest; paint a picture; evoke.
   
   • this remark evoked sadness
6. adjective satellite called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation
   elicited.
   
   • evoked potentials
   • an elicited response

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