evoziert

Evoziert is the past participle of the German verb evozieren, meaning to evoke or to call forth a memory, image, emotion, or reaction. It is used in everyday language and in specialized fields such as psychology, linguistics, and neuroscience to describe something that triggers a response.

Origin and usage: The verb evozieren is formed from the prefix e- and the root evoke, tracing back to Latin evocare and French évoquer. In German it is a regular -ieren verb. It is transitive and typically takes a direct object in the accusative: Der Geruch evoziert Erinnerungen.

Grammatical notes: The past participle is evoziert; the simple past is evozierte; present forms include ich evoziere, du evozierst, er evoziert, wir evozieren, ihr evoziert, sie evozieren. In neuroscientific terminology the expression evozierte Potenziale is used for evoked potentials.

Notable uses: In neuroscience the term evozierte Potenziale (evoked potentials) describes brain responses to sensory or cognitive stimuli. In literary criticism and everyday language evozieren is used to describe how a text, a performance, or a scent can summon memories, emotions, or associations in an audience or listener.

See also: Evocation, Evoke, Evozieren.