Both Uses of
evoke
in
The Scarlet Letter
- Brooding over all these matters, the mother felt like one who has evoked a spirit, but, by some irregularity in the process of conjuration, has failed to win the master-word that should control this new and incomprehensible intelligence.†
Chpt 6
- He looked like a ghost evoked unseasonably from the grave.†
Chpt 12 *
Definition:
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(evoke) to call forth or cause -- typically to arouse an emotion or bring a memory to mind