Evocates

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To bring or recall a feeling, memory, or image to the conscious mind ; to elicit or summon a response or reaction from someone ; to produce or suggest a mental picture or impression
2. To call forth or awaken emotions, memories, or sensations within an individual ; to provoke or draw out a particular thought or feeling ; to convey or hint at a certain atmosphere or idea
3. To summon or call up mental associations, feelings, or ideas ; to induce or trigger a reaction or remembrance in a person ; to suggest or imply vivid imagery or concepts in the mind

Etymology: "Evocates" is simply the third-person singular present form of "evocate," so the history belongs to the verb. "Evocate" comes from Latin "ēvocāre," a compound of "ē" (out of) and "vocāre" (to call). The Latin sense was literally "to call out" or "to summon forth," which is why the modern verb still carries the picture of drawing something out of hiding. To evoke a memory is to call it up from the mind, much as a Roman might summon someone out of a crowd or a house.

Synonyms: calls forth, elicits, invokes, summons

Antonyms: repels, suppresses