Evoke vs Fascinate - What's the difference?
evoke | fascinate |
To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone
To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind
To be irresistibly charming or attractive to
As verbs the difference between evoke and fascinate
is that evoke is to cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc) in someone's mind or imagination while fascinate is to evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.evoke
English
Verb
- 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
* *fascinate
English
Verb
(fascinat)- The flickering TV fascinated the cat.
- We were fascinated by the potter's skill.
- Her gait fascinates all men.