called forth
Made to appear
Called forth means summoned or brought into existence, often suggesting something was drawn out from where it lay dormant or hidden.
Events call forth emotions; leaders call forth courage from their followers; a crisis calls forth unexpected strength.
The emergency called forth reserves of energy she didn't know she had.
The phrase carries a slightly formal or literary tone, implying that what emerges was always there, waiting to be invoked.
- evokedSummoned forth mentally
- appearBecome perceptible to sight
- beckonedSignaled to approach
- summonedCalled to appear
- summoned upCalled into presence
invoked · conjured · awakened · stirred up · catalyzed · created · brought to life · manifested · triggered · instigated · roused · elicited · incited · drew out · generated · inspired · sparked · set in motion
called forthdismissed
Released from duty
banished · sent away · dispelled · drove away · expelled
called forthextinguished
Made to stop burning
destroyed · ended · terminated · obliterated · annihilated
call, called, calling, calls, caller, callers, recall, recalled, recalling