Suggest vs Evoke - What's the Difference?
Definition as Verb
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- evoke or provoke to appear or occur
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- call to mind
Definition as Verb
- call to mind
- drop a hint; intimate by a hint
- imply as a possibility
- make a proposal, declare a plan for something
Examples
- "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
- "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
- "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
- "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
- "this remark evoked sadness"
- "this remark evoked sadness"
- "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"
- "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"