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invoke

in·voke

UK/ɪnˈvəʊk/ US/ɪnˈvoʊk/ uncommon

verb

1.

evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic

  • “raise the specter of unemployment”
  • “he conjured wild birds in the air”
  • “stir a disturbance”
  • “call down the spirits from the mountain”
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2.

cite as an authority; resort to

  • “He invoked the law that would save him”
  • “I appealed to the law of 1900”
  • “She invoked an ancient law”
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3.

request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection

  • “appeal to somebody for help”
  • “Invoke God in times of trouble”
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Origin

From Middle English *invoken, envoken, borrowed from Old French envoquer, from Latin invocāre (“to call upon”), itself from in- + vocare (“to call”). Doublet of invocate.

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