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evoked
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.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | evoked - called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation; "evoked potentials"; "an elicited response"elicitedinduced - brought about or caused; not spontaneous; "a case of steroid-induced weakness" |
evoked Related to evoked: visual evoked potentialSynonyms for evokedadj called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulationSynonymsRelated Words |