to evoke
1. to bring back to memory; to recall or remember
The old photograph evoked memories of childhood.
A fotografia antiga evocou memórias da infância.
2. to produce or suggest a feeling, image, or memory
Her music evokes a sense of melancholy.
Sua música evoca um sentimento de melancolia.
3. to call forth or summon (in a spiritual or mystical context)
The shaman evoked the spirits of the ancestors.
O xamã evocou os espíritos dos ancestrais.
4. in legal context: to appeal or refer to higher authority
The defendant decided to evoke the case to a higher court.
O réu decidiu evocar o caso para um tribunal superior.
Related Idioms & Phrases
evocar memórias - to evoke memories
evocar sentimentos - to evoke feelings
evocar imagens - to evoke images
evocar o passado - to evoke the past
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