Verb
1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
"arouse pity""raise a smile""evoke sympathy"2. call forth;
"Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"3. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning);
"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"4. evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic;
"raise the specter of unemployment""he conjured wild birds in the air""stir a disturbance""call down the spirits from the mountain"5. call to mind or evoke