evoke in WordNet English dictionary

1. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
   "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
   raise  conjure  conjure up  invoke  evoke  stir  call down  arouse  bring up  put forward  call forth 
   
2. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
   "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
   arouse  elicit  enkindle  kindle  evoke  fire  raise  provoke 
   
3. evoke or provoke to appear or occur
   "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
   provoke  evoke  call forth  kick up 
   
4. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
   "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
   educe  evoke  elicit  extract  draw out 
   
5. call to mind
   "this remark evoked sadness"
   suggest  evoke  paint a picture