Evoke vs Summon - What's the difference?
evoke | summon |
To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
To call people together; to convene.
* 2007 . Zerzan, John. Silence .
To ask someone to come; to send for.
* November 2 2014 , Daniel Taylor, "
(legal) To order someone to appear in court, especially by issuing a summons.
As verbs the difference between evoke and summon
is that evoke is to cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination while summon is to call people together; to convene.As a noun summon is
call, command, order.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
* *summon
English
(wikipedia summon)Verb
(en-verb) (transitive)- Silence is primary, summoning presence to itself; so it's a connection to the realm of origin.
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- City will feel nonplussed when they review the tape and Pellegrini had to summon all his restraint in the post-match interviews.