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injure vs evoke

evoke vs injure

injure and evoke both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
injure No No Yes No
evoke No No Yes No
As verbs, evoke is a hypernym of injure; that is, evoke is a word with a broader meaning than injure:
  • injure: hurt the feelings of
  • evoke: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Other hypernyms of injure include arouse, elicit, enkindle, fire, kindle, provoke, raise.
injure (verb) evoke (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to call to mind
cause damage or affect negatively evoke or provoke to appear or occur
hurt the feelings of 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)
Difference between injure and evoke

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