🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Hervorrufen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: her-vor-ru-fen

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Evoke/ɪˈvoʊk/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Geruch des Meeres kann Erinnerungen hervorrufen."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To bring a feeling, memory, or image into the mind.

    "The smell of the ocean can evoke memories of childhood vacations."
  2. 2

    To call forth or summon.

    "The artist's work evokes a sense of nostalgia."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'evoke' originates from the Latin 'evocare', meaning 'to call out'. It evolved through Old French before entering Middle English, where it retained its meaning of summoning or bringing to mind.

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