Verb
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call to mind
"this remark evoked sadness"
- paint a picture -
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"
- conjure up - call down - bring up - put forward - call forth -
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
- draw out -
evoke or provoke to appear or occur
"Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
- call forth - kick up -
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
"arouse pity"
"raise a smile"
"evoke sympathy"