evocare
to evoke
verb eh-voh-KAH-reh Rare
Origin: Latin evocare, from ex- + vocare (to call)
Also means
to conjure up
Usage Note
Evocare takes avere as auxiliary in compound tenses. It is commonly used in literary or emotional contexts to mean calling up memories or images: evocare ricordi (to evoke memories). It can also mean to summon spirits in a ritual sense.
Examples
"Quella musica evoca ricordi lontani."
Natural Translation
That music evokes distant memories.
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