^ Evoke, Invoke, Provoke
I have a shirt from Cirque du Soleil thatstates the above three words. I love these words. I have thought about havingthem tattooed on my right forearm, because they are really my raison d’etre.And powerful words are they.
evoke
e·voke –verb (used with object)
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to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.): to evoke a memory. |
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to elicit or draw forth: Hiscomment evoked protests from the shocked listeners. |
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to call up; cause to appear; summon: to evoke a spirit from the dead. |
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to produce or suggest through artistry and imagination avivid impression of reality: a short passage thatmanages to evoke the smells, colors, sounds, and shapes of that metropolis. |
invoke
in·voke –verb (used with object)
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to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or prayfor. |
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to call on (a deity, Muse, etc.), as in prayer orsupplication. |
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to declare to be binding or in effect: to invoke the law; to invoke a veto. |
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to appeal to, as for confirmation. |
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to petition or call on for help or aid. |
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to call forth or upon (a spirit) by incantation. |
provoke
pro·voke –verb (used with object)
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to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex. |
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to stir up, arouse, or call forth (feelings, desires, oractivity). |
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to incite or stimulate (a person, animal, etc.) to action. |
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to give rise to, induce, or bring about. |