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Spacewater Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Invoke vs evoke
What is the difference between invoke and evoke?
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As usually used, invoke is an active process by the agent: 'The witnesss invoked the 5th Amendment'. Evoke is an inevitable concomitant of a quality: 'Train rides always evoke a sense of nostalgia in me'.
- As usually used, invoke is an active process by the agent: 'The witnesss invoked the 5th Amendment'.
- Evoke is an inevitable concomitant of a quality: 'Train rides always evoke a sense of nostalgia in me'.
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As usually used, invoke is an active process by the agent: 'The witnesss invoked the 5th Amendment'. Evoke is an inevitable concomitant of a quality: 'Train rides always evoke a sense of nostalgia in me'.
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By 'the agent', I mean the subject of an active sentence, or the object of 'by' in a passive sentence.
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