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wake vs evoke

evoke vs wake

wake is a noun but evoke is not a noun.

wake and evoke both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wake Yes No Yes No
evoke No No Yes No
As verbs, evoke is a hypernym of wake; that is, evoke is a word with a broader meaning than wake:
  • wake: arouse or excite feelings and passions
  • evoke: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Other hypernyms of wake include arouse, elicit, enkindle, fire, kindle, provoke, raise.
wake (noun) evoke (noun)
a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
wake (verb) evoke (verb)
be awake, be alert, be there call to mind
stop sleeping evoke or provoke to appear or occur
cause to become awake or conscious deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
to alert someone to something summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
arouse or excite feelings and passions call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Difference between wake and evoke

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