bedamn vs evoke

bedamn and evoke both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bedamn	No	No	Yes	No
evoke	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, evoke is a hypernym of bedamn; that is, evoke is a word with a broader meaning than bedamn:

Other hypernyms of bedamn include arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, invoke, put forward, raise, stir.

bedamn (verb)	evoke (verb)
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon	call to mind
	evoke or provoke to appear or occur
	deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)