evoke
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Is evoke a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To call out; to draw out or bring forth.transitive
2. (transitive) To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.Examples: "Being here evokes long forgotten memories."; "Seeing this happen equally evokes fear and anger in me."; "The book evokes a detailed and lively picture of what life was like in the 19th century."Synonyms: excite, inspire, put someone in mind oftransitive
3. (transitive) To elicit a response.Examples: "The outstanding train on the L.M.S. route was the 6.20 p.m. from Birmingham, which reached Euston in two hours after intermediate stops at Coventry, Rugby and Watford Junction, and evoked some sparkling performances from "Patriot" and "Jubilee" 4-6-0s."Synonyms: instigate, provoke, abet, actuate, goose, send, sting, bring abouttransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary