evocation (n.)

  1. imaginative re-creation

  2. calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations

    [ Syn: summoning ]

  3. stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; the elicitation of his testimony was not easy

    [ Syn: induction , elicitation ]

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