Evoke and Recall

[thanhnhan2132004]

What is the difference between "evoke" and "recall" ?

 

[emsr2d2]

What definitions have you found in good dictionaries? How do you think they differ? Give us some example sentences using them and we can see how you're using/understanding them.

 

[Rover_KE]

Again, for access to dozens of free online dictionaries, consult onelook.com.

 

[thanhnhan2132004]

I found these definitions on Cambridge Dictionary:
evoke: to make someone remember something or feel an emotion
recall: to bring the memory of a past event into your mind.
I think they are the same but in my English test, there is a sentence which makes me confused: " The aroma of freshly baked bread has always evoked memories of his childhood home" . Can we use "recall" here ?

 

[emsr2d2]

There is a big difference between them. Read those definitions again very carefully. Here's a clue: I recall/The smell of fresh bread evokes

 

[thanhnhan2132004]

I think "recall" means "to remember" and "evoke" means "to make someone remember" ?

 

[GoesStation]

I think "recall" means "to remember" and "evoke" means "to make someone remember" ?

You're almost there. Although you can evoke a memory, in the context we're discussing the verb means "to make someone think of something".