Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Evocative /ĭv-äk'-ət-ĭv/ · E·vo·ca·tive · IPA /ɪˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/ 01 a. Calling forth; serving to evoke; developing. 1. Calling forth; serving to evoke; developing. “Evocative power over all that is eloquent and expressive in the better soul of man.” — W. Pater.