Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb call_forth
2 senses of call forth
Sense 1
provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up -- (evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple")
=> cause, do, make -- (give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident")
Sense 2
raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth -- (summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain")
=> make, create -- (make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor")