EVOKE

• (verb) call to mind

  "this remark evoked sadness"

  synonyms : paint a picture , suggest

• (verb) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

  "raise the specter of unemployment", "he conjured wild birds in the air", "call down the spirits from the mountain"

  synonyms : arouse , bring up , call down , call forth , conjure , conjure up , invoke , put forward , raise , stir

• (verb) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

  "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

  synonyms : draw out , educe , elicit , extract

  “the music evoked images of country life”, “the police extracted all the vital information about the suspects” -added by nsrees

• (verb) evoke or provoke to appear or occur

  "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"

  synonyms : call forth , kick up , provoke

• (verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

  "arouse pity", "raise a smile", "evoke sympathy"

  synonyms : arouse , elicit , enkindle , fire , kindle , provoke , raise

  “the incident fired his imagination”, “the movie kindled interest in”, “his curt reply provoked her to” -added by nsrees

  The drug had the power to elicit human emotions. -added by priyavanjeri

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