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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
/ ɪˈəʊ /
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
Usage
Other 51Թ Forms
- invocable adjective
- invoker noun
- reinvoke verb (used with object)
- uninvocable adjective
- ˈǰ noun
- ˈdz adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of invoke1
Example Sentences
“I think there are people in the administration who know, ‘OK, if we really invoke the Insurrection Act that risks a different level of public backlash and disapproval.’
Breyer, who had donned a light blue bowtie, invoked the Constitution multiple times during the hearing, holding up a booklet copy of the document at one point.
They say the president is testing the bounds of his authority and wants protests to spiral so that he can crack down further by invoking the Insurrection Act to establish martial law.
“I’ve been on duty 12 hours,” a police officer told me late Tuesday night after Mayor Karen Bass invoked an 8 p.m. curfew.
He danced around questions about whether he had seen a "rebellion" in Los Angeles, one of the reasons why a president might invoke the Insurrection Act.
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When To Use
Invoke means to intensely call for something or call on someone, especially as in a prayer to a god or higher power, as in The holy woman invoked God’s mercy in her prayers. Invoke can also mean to call for help from someone (again, usually a god), as in The shamans invoked the gods to save them from the invading army. Invoke may also refer to stating that something is in effect, like a law or rule, as in The police invoked the new littering law when they fined Demetri for tossing his soda bottle on the ground. And invoke can mean to call or conjure a spirit or demon, as in The warlock invoked a group of infernal imps to do his evil bidding. Example: The ritual is meant to invoke the wrath of the gods and bring misfortune to the people’s enemies.
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