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stir up vs evoke

evoke vs stir up

stir up and evoke both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stir up No No Yes No
evoke No No Yes No
As verbs, evoke is a hypernym of stir up; that is, evoke is a word with a broader meaning than stir up:
  • stir up: arouse or excite feelings and passions
  • evoke: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Other hypernyms of stir up include arouse, elicit, enkindle, fire, kindle, provoke, raise.
stir up (verb) evoke (verb)
provoke or stir up call to mind
change the arrangement or position of evoke or provoke to appear or occur
arouse or excite feelings and passions deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
try to stir up public opinion summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Difference between stir up and evoke

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