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Avoke vs Evoke - What's the difference?

avoke | evoke |

As verbs the difference between avoke and evoke

is that avoke is to call from or back again while evoke is to cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.

avoke

English

Verb

(avok)
  • (obsolete) To call from or back again.
    • (Bishop Burnet)
    (Webster 1913)

    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