calls to mind
Makes you remember
Calls to mind means to evoke or bring to remembrance.
Something calls to mind a memory, association, or resemblance: The smell of pine calls to mind childhood Christmases.
Often used when one thing suggests another: Her voice calls to mind a young Billie Holiday.
The phrase emphasizes involuntary recollection—the memory arrives unbidden.
- conjuresSummons by spell
- evokeBring forth mentally
- stirs upIncites or agitates
- promptsSignals to begin
- scentAirborne odor detected
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