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Inflict vs Evoke - What's the difference?

inflict | evoke |

As verbs the difference between inflict and evoke

is that inflict is to thrust upon; to impose while evoke is to cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc) in someone's mind or imagination.

inflict

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To thrust upon; to impose.
    • They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession.

    evoke

    English

    Verb

  • To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
    • 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.

    Derived terms

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    Related terms

    * evocate