call forth Copy link Outline 1. ēvŏco, 12. prōvŏco, 13. excĭeo and excĭo, cīvi, citum and cĭtum, 2 and 44. ēlĭcio, lĭcui and lexi, lectum, 3 (to draw, entice out • call forth or out: 1. ēvŏco, 1: to c. legions forth from winter-quarters, legiones ex hibernis e., Caes.: they c. out our men to fight, nostros ad pugnam evocant, Caes.: Liv. 2. prōvŏco, 1: v. to provoke, challenge. 3. excĭeo and excĭo, cīvi, citum and cĭtum, 2 and 4: why have you c.'d me out in front of the house? quid est quod me excivisti ante aedes? Pl.: to c. forth the enemy to fight, hostes ad dimicandum acie ex., Liv. 4. ēlĭcio, lĭcui and lexi, lectum, 3 (to draw, entice out: esp. of calling forth a deity): to call forth a deity from the sky, e. caelo deum, Ov.: to c. forth the dead from their tombs, e. manes sepulcris, Tib.: v. to call up.