1. (

• arouse ,
• elicit ,
• enkindle ,
• kindle ,
• evoke ,
• fire ,
• raise ,
• provoke

) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" ;

2. (

• provoke ,
• evoke ,
• call_forth ,
• kick_up

) evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" ;

3. (

• educe ,
• evoke ,
• elicit ,
• extract ,
• draw_out

) deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" ;

4. (

• raise ,
• conjure ,
• conjure_up ,
• invoke ,
• evoke ,
• stir ,
• call_down ,
• arouse ,
• bring_up ,
• put_forward ,
• call_forth

) 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" ;

5. (

• suggest ,
• evoke ,
• paint_a_picture

) call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness" ;