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noun
The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
imaginative re-creation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: imagination, imaging, imagery, mental imagery
noun
stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: induction, elicitation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
noun
calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: summoning
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conjuring, conjuration, conjury, invocation
History
From Middle French évocation.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
