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