释义 |
evocable
e·voke E0256200 (ĭ-vōk′)tr.v. e·voked, e·vok·ing, e·vokes 1. To give rise to; draw forth; produce: words that evoked a smile; actions that evoked mistrust.2. To call to mind, as by suggestion, association, or reference: songs that evoke old memories; a speech that evoked the words of Jefferson.3. To create anew, especially by means of the imagination: a novel that accurately evokes the Depression.4. To summon by magical or supernatural power; conjure. [Latin ēvocāre : ē-, ex-, ex- + vocāre, to call; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.] ev′o·ca·ble (ĕv′ə-kə-bəl, ĭ-vō′kə-) adj.Synonyms: evoke, educe, elicit These verbs mean to draw forth or bring out something latent, hidden, or unexpressed: a smell that evoked childhood memories; words that educed powerful emotions in the listeners; tried to elicit the truth from the reluctant witness.ev•o•ca•ble (ˈɛv ə kə bəl, ɪˈvoʊ kə-) adj. capable of being evoked. [1885–90] EncyclopediaSeeevocationLegalSeeEvocationThesaurusSeeevoke |