Evoke vs Invoke - What's the difference?
evoke | invoke |
To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
To call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
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To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
To conjure up with incantations.
To bring about as an inevitable consequence.
To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
(computing) To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.
* C++ lets you invoke an operator function either by calling the function or by using the overloaded operator with its usual syntax. — Stephen Prata.
Invoke is a synonym of evoke.
As verbs the difference between evoke and invoke
is that evoke is to cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination while invoke is to call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.evoke
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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
* *invoke
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Alternative forms
* envokeVerb
(invok)- In certain Christian circles invoking the Bible constitutes irrefutable proof.
- This satanist ritual invokes Beelzebub.
- Blasphemy is taboo as it may invoke divine wrath.
- The envoy invoked the King of Kings's magnanimity to reduce his province's tribute after another draught.
- Interactive programs let the users enter choices and invoke the corresponding routines.