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Definition of evoke verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

evoke

verb

NAmE//ɪˈvoʊk//

evoke something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they evoke

he / she / it evokes

past simple evoked

-ing form evoking

to bring a feeling, a memory, or an image into your mind The music evoked memories of her youth. His case is unlikely to evoke public sympathy.

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evocation

NAmE//ˌivoʊˈkeɪʃn//

, NAmE//ˌɛvəˈkeɪʃn//

noun [countable, uncountable] a brilliant evocation of childhood in the 1940sSee evoke in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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