- call forth
- verb1. evoke or provoke to appear or occur-
Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple
• Hyponyms: ↑pick• Verb Group:• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Something ——s something
2. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic-raise the specter of unemployment
-he conjured wild birds in the air
-call down the spirits from the mountain
• Syn:• Derivationally related forms:↑evocation (for: ↑evoke), ↑invocation (for: ↑invoke), ↑conjurer (for: ↑conjure), ↑conjuration (for: ↑conjure), ↑conjuror (for: ↑conjure), ↑conjury (for: ↑conjure), ↑conjuring (for: ↑conjure)• Hyponyms:• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Something ——s something
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transitive verb: to bring into being or action : elicitthese events call forth great emotions
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call forthTo evoke• • •Main Entry: ↑call* * *
ˌcall ˈforth [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they call forth he/she/it calls forth present participle calling forth past tense called forth past participle called forth] formal phrasal verbto produce a particular reactionThesaurus: to produce a reaction or resultsynonymMain entry: call* * *
call forth [phrasal verb]These events call forth [=elicit, evoke] strong feelings.
• • •Main Entry: ↑call————————• • •Main Entry: ↑forth
Useful english dictionary. 2012.