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rievocare

to evoke

verb ryeh-voh-KAH-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin re- (again) + evocare (to call out).

Also means

to commemorate

Usage Note

Rievocare means to recall or recreate the memory of past events, often with a ceremonial or nostalgic tone: rievocare la battaglia (to re-enact the battle). It takes avere as auxiliary. The related noun is rievocazione (commemoration, re-enactment), which is common in cultural events.

Examples

"La mostra rievoca gli anni del dopoguerra."

Natural Translation

The exhibition evokes the postwar years.

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