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evoke

verb [T]
 
 
/ɪˈvəʊk/ US  /-ˈvoʊk/

Definition

to make someone remember something or feel an emotion: That smell always evokes memories of my old school. a detergent designed to evoke the fresh smell of summer meadowsRemembering, reminding and reminders evocation
 
 
/ˌiː.vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US  /ˌev.ə-/ noun [C or U]
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