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Definition of Invoke
1. Verb. Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic. "Call down the spirits from the mountain"
Exact synonyms: Arouse, Bring Up, Call Down, Call Forth, Conjure, Conjure Up, Evoke, Put Forward, Raise, Stir
Specialized synonyms: Anathemise, Anathemize, Bedamn, Beshrew, Curse, Damn, Imprecate, Maledict, Bless
Generic synonyms: Create, Make
Related verbs: Call Forth, Evoke, Kick Up, Provoke
Derivative terms: Conjuration, Conjuration, Conjurer, Conjuring, Conjuror, Conjury, Evocation, Invocation, Invocation
Specialized synonyms: Anathemise, Anathemize, Bedamn, Beshrew, Curse, Damn, Imprecate, Maledict, Bless
Generic synonyms: Create, Make
Related verbs: Call Forth, Evoke, Kick Up, Provoke
Derivative terms: Conjuration, Conjuration, Conjurer, Conjuring, Conjuror, Conjury, Evocation, Invocation, Invocation
2. Verb. Cite as an authority; resort to. "She invoked an ancient law"
3. Verb. Request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection. "Invoke God in times of trouble"
Exact synonyms: Appeal
Generic synonyms: Bespeak, Call For, Quest, Request
Specialized synonyms: Plead, Call On, Turn
Derivative terms: Appeal, Invocation, Invocation
Generic synonyms: Bespeak, Call For, Quest, Request
Specialized synonyms: Plead, Call On, Turn
Derivative terms: Appeal, Invocation, Invocation
Definition of Invoke
1. v. t. To call on for aid or protection; to invite earnestly or solemnly; to summon; to address in prayer; to solicit or demand by invocation; to implore; as, to invoke the Supreme Being, or to invoke His and blessing.
Definition of Invoke
1. to appeal to for aid [v -VOKED, -VOKING, -VOKES]