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evoke vs overpower

overpower vs evoke

evoke and overpower both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
evoke No No Yes No
overpower No No Yes No
As verbs, overpower is a hyponym of evoke; that is, overpower is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than evoke:
  • evoke: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • overpower: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Other hyponyms of evoke include strike a chord, touch a chord, ask for, invite, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake, excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, excite, anger, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset, shame, bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound, overcome, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.
evoke (verb) overpower (verb)
call to mind overcome by superior force
evoke or provoke to appear or occur overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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)
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