<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>evoked, evoking.</li><li>to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.): to evoke a memory.</li><li>to elicit or draw forth: His comment evoked protests from the shocked listeners.</li><li>to call up; cause to appear; summon: to evoke a spirit from the dead.</li><li>to produce or suggest through artistry and imagination a vivid impression of reality: a short passage that manages to evoke the smells, colors, sounds, and shapes of that metropolis.</li></ul>