strike a chord#1 (v)
touch a chord (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 37
def evoke a reaction, response, or emotion
examples this writer strikes a chord with young women
The storyteller touched a chord
Frame - 1 Something ----s
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Outgoing links
Hypernym arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
Incoming links
Hyponym arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

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