evoke(verb) call to mind or evoke
(verb) evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
(verb) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
(verb) call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
(verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
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