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| 1. | [ verb ] call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses | |
| Synonyms: | arouse elicit provoke fire raise kindle enkindle | |
| Examples: | "arouse pity" "raise a smile" "evoke sympathy" |
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| Related terms: | make excite overwhelm invite draw interest stimulate hurt upset anger inflame strike_a_chord infatuate rekindle shame prick arousal incitement | |
| 2. | [ verb ] call forth | |
| Synonyms: | provoke kick_up call_forth | |
| Examples: | "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" |
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| Related terms: | cause pick raise evocation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) | |
| Synonyms: | elicit extract draw_out educe | |
| Examples: | "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" |
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| Related terms: | interpret | |
| 4. | [ verb ] evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic | |
| Synonyms: | raise invoke conjure_up bring_up arouse stir call_forth put_forward call_down conjure | |
| Examples: | : "raise the specter of unemployment" "he conjured wild birds in the air" "stir a disturbance" "call down the spirits from the mountain" |
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| Related terms: | make curse bless provoke magician incantation conjuring | |
| 5. | [ verb ] call to mind or evoke | |
| Synonyms: | suggest paint_a_picture | |
| Related terms: | express smack incriminate evocation | |
| Similar spelling: |
Eves |
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