evoke memories

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• evoke memories — elicit recollections, awaken memories, invoke memories …   English contemporary dictionary

• evoke — 01. Visiting my old hometown [evoked] a lot of memories of my childhood. 02. The scenes of vast empty landscapes and dark clouds [evoked] an atmosphere of loneliness and isolation. 03. Research suggests that you can [evoke] certain emotions or… …   Grammatical examples in English

• evoke — evoker, n. /i vohk /, v.t., evoked, evoking. 1. to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.): to evoke a memory. 2. to elicit or draw forth: His comment evoked protests from the shocked listeners. 3. to call up; cause to appear; summon: to… …   Universalium

• evoke — /əˈvoʊk / (say uh vohk), /i / (say ee ) verb (t) (evoked, evoking) 1. to call up, or produce (memories, feelings, etc.): to evoke a memory; to evoke a smile. 2. to provoke, or elicit. 3. to call up; cause to appear; summon: to evoke a spirit from …  

• evoke — UK [ɪˈvəʊk] / US [ɪˈvoʊk] verb [transitive] Word forms evoke : present tense I/you/we/they evoke he/she/it evokes present participle evoking past tense evoked past participle evoked formal to bring a particular emotion, idea, or memory into your… …   English dictionary

• evoke — transitive verb (evoked; evoking) Etymology: French évoquer, from Latin evocare, from e + vocare to call more at vocation Date: circa 1622 1. to call forth or up: as a. conjure 2a < evoke evil spirits > b. to cite especially with approval or for… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• evoke — e|voke [ıˈvəuk US ıˈvouk] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: évoquer, from Latin evocare to call out , from vocare to call ] to produce a strong feeling or memory in someone ▪ The photographs evoked strong memories of our holidays in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• evoke — [[t]ɪvo͟ʊk[/t]] evokes, evoking, evoked VERB To evoke a particular memory, idea, emotion, or response means to cause it to occur. [FORMAL] [V n] ...the scene evoking memories of those old movies... [V n] A sense of period was evoked by… …   English dictionary

• evoke — e•voke [[t]ɪˈvoʊk[/t]] v. t. e•voked, e•vok•ing 1) to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.) 2) to elicit or draw forth: His comment evoked many protests[/ex] 3) to suggest through artistry and imagination: a poem that evokes sounds and… …   From formal English to slang

• evoke — verb /ɪˈvəʊk,ɪˈvoʊk/ To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someones mind or imagination. Being here evokes long forgotten memories. See Also: evocate …   Wiktionary

• evoke — e|voke [ ı vouk ] verb transitive FORMAL to bring a particular emotion, idea, or memory into your mind: The recent flood evoked memories of the great flood of 1972 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English