evocation — Dictionnaire anglais

Nom

1. The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

   Mots associés

   evokeinvocation

   Exemples

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   Schepisi makes it clear that the outlandish rules, the strict self-discipline, the body hatred, and erotophobia is destructive; it is doing no one any good. But since he is also presenting a (somewhat) loving evocation of his own past, this measure gets soft peddled.

   a stunningly atmospheric evocation of urban ennui

Nom

1. imaginative re-creation

   Termes génériques

   imaginationimagingimagerymental imagery

2. calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations

   Synonymes

   summoning

   Termes génériques

   conjuringconjurationconjuryinvocation

3. stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors

   Synonymes

   inductionelicitation

   Termes génériques

   stimulationstimulusstimulantinput

   Exemples

   the elicitation of his testimony was not easy