English to English
invoke
(/I/n'v/oU/k
)
verb (v)
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic(verb.creation)Synonym:
arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, put forward, raise, stirsource: wordnet30 - cite as an authority; resort to(verb.communication)Example:
He invoked the law that would save him.
She invoked an ancient law.
source: wordnet30 - request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection(verb.communication)Example:
Invoke God in times of trouble.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(verb)source: webster1913