different between evocate vs evoke

English

Etymology

From Latin ?voc?re, present active infinitive of ?voc?.

Verb

evocate (third-person singular simple present evocates, present participle evocating, simple past and past participle evocated)

1. (rare) To evoke
2. To call up

Italian

Verb

evocate

1. second-person plural present indicative of evocare
2. second-person plural imperative of evocare
3. feminine plural of evocato

Latin

Verb

?voc?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ?voc?

English

Etymology

From French évoquer, from Latin ?voc? (“to call out, summon”), from ex (“out”) and voc? (“call”). Akin to voice.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??k
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??v??k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??vo?k/

Verb

evoke (third-person singular simple present evokes, present participle evoking, simple past and past participle evoked)

1. To call out; to draw out or bring forth.
2. To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.

3. To elicit a response.

Derived terms

• evocable
• reëvoke

Related terms

• evocate

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