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Added 9 October 2026

evoke

/ɪˈvəʊk/ verb

In Latin: ēvōcō Wiktionary

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To call out; to draw out or bring forth.
To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
Being here evokes long forgotten memories.
To elicit a response.

Origin

From French évoquer, from Latin ēvocō (“to call out, summon”), from ex (“out”) and vocō (“call”). Akin to voice.

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