Etymology

evoke

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Today it means: To call out; to draw out or bring forth. Full definition →

French évoquer ← Latin ēvocō
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  1. Latin · derived fromēvocō“to call out, summon”
  2. French · derived fromévoquer
  3. English todayevoke

From French évoquer, from Latin ēvocō (“to call out, summon”), from ex (“out”) and vocō (“call”). Akin to voice.

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