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invoke
[ in-vohk ]
verb (used with object)
- to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for:
to invoke God's mercy.
- to call on (a deity, Muse, etc.), as in prayer or supplication.
- to declare to be binding or in effect:
to invoke the law;
to invoke a veto.
- to appeal to, as for confirmation.
- to petition or call on for help or aid.
- to call forth or upon (a spirit) by incantation.
- Computers. to cause to be displayed, opened, or executed by clicking on a link, entering a search term, changing a parameter, etc.:
Press and hold the R key to temporarily invoke the Rotate View tool, then drag your document to rotate.
- to cause, call forth, or bring about.
invoke
/ ɪnˈvəʊk /
verb
- to call upon (an agent, esp God or another deity) for help, inspiration, etc
- to put (a law, penalty, etc) into use
the union invoked the dispute procedure
- to appeal to (an outside agent or authority) for confirmation, corroboration, etc
- to implore or beg (help, etc)
- to summon (a spirit, demon, etc); conjure up
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Derived Forms
- inˈvoker, noun
- inˈvocable, adjective
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Other Words From
- in·vo·ca·ble adjective
- in·vok·er noun
- re·in·voke verb (used with object) reinvoked reinvoking
- un·in·vo·ca·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of invoke1
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Example Sentences
Before you invoke images of a nation enjoying more indolence than industry, there is an uncomfortable statistic to digest.
Alas, I must invoke Marx, because it is a question of limited resources.
Do I, a law professor, get to invoke the privilege when I write a piece for The Daily Beast?
Does a personal blogger writing on Facebook get to invoke the privilege?
Perhaps; but why do these films invoke Greek history at all, if they aim only at visual fantasy?
I round the threshold wandering here,Vainly the tempest and the rain invoke,That they may keep my lady prisoner.
How far off and faint seem the years of that dead crime my brother would invoke for the punishment of this sweet soul!
Dan waited for him to invoke deity with the asthmatic wheeziness to which mirth reduced his vocal apparatus.
Both read the same Bible, and pray to the same God; and each invoke his aid against the other.
But what liberty can he invoke—he who has disavowed and injured all liberties?
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