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invocable

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in⋅voke

  [in-vohk]
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–verb (used with object), -voked, -vok⋅ing.
1. to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for: to invoke God's mercy.
2. to call on (a deity, Muse, etc.), as in prayer or supplication.
3. to declare to be binding or in effect: to invoke the law; to invoke a veto.
4. to appeal to, as for confirmation.
5. to petition or call on for help or aid.
6. to call forth or upon (a spirit) by incantation.
7. to cause, call forth, or bring about.
Origin:
1480–90; < L invocāre, equiv. to in- in- 2 + vocāre to call, akin to vōx voice

Related forms:
in⋅vo⋅ca⋅ble, adjective
in⋅vok⋅er, noun
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Word Origin & History

invoke 
1490, from M.Fr. envoquer (12c.), from L. invocare "call upon, implore," from in- "upon" + vocare "to call," related to vox (gen. vocis) "voice" (see voice).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·voke
Pronunciation: in-'vOk
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: in·voked; in·vok·ing
1 : to appeal to as furnishing authority or motive
2 : to put into legal effect or call for the observance of : ENFORCE <invoking his Fifth Amendment privilege>
3 : to introduce or put into operation <invoking economic sanctions>
4 : to be the cause of invoked the final hardship —U.S. Code>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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