Portray vs Evoke - What's the difference?
portray | evoke |
To paint or draw the likeness of.
(figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.
To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.
To adorn with pictures.
To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
As verbs the difference between portray and evoke
is that portray is to paint or draw the likeness of while evoke is to cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.portray
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Alternative forms
* pourtrayVerb
(en verb)Anagrams
*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.