Synonyms: paint a picture, evoke, suggest
Definition: call to mind
Usage: this remark evoked sadness
Similar words: show, evince, express
Definition: give expression to
Usage: She showed her disappointment
Synonyms: 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
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: construe, see, interpret
Definition: make sense of; assign a meaning to
Usage: What message do you see in this letter?; How do you interpret his behavior?
Synonyms: provoke, kick up, call forth, evoke
Definition: evoke or provoke to appear or occur
Usage: Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple
Similar words: cause, do, make
Definition: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
Usage: cause a commotion; make a stir; cause an accident
Synonyms: kindle, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, arouse, raise, provoke
Definition: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Usage: arouse pity; raise a smile; evoke sympathy
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor