Evoked
[i'vəukt]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Evoke
Typed by Dewey
Examples
- What its menace meant he could not guess: but he was sufficiently warned by the fact that Madame Olenska's name had evoked it. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The thinking thus evoked is artificially one-sided at the best. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Sir Leicester considers himself evoked out of the sanctuary by these remarks. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Silenus, by his drunken gestures, and difficulty in keeping his seat, evoked roars of laughter, and was quite the hero of the hour. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Lily was acutely aware of her own part in this drama of innuendo: she knew the exact quality of the amusement the situation evoked. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Charcoal portraits came next, and the entire family hung in a row, looking as wild and crocky as if just evoked from a coalbin. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Typed by Dewey