INVOKED Definition & Meaning

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invoked

[in-vohkt]

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adjective

(of a deity, saint, Muse, etc.) petitioned, prayed to, or called upon for help or aid.
On all four sides of the obelisk there are inscriptions associating the invoked deities with the cardinal points of the compass.
prayed or asked for with earnest desire.
Many drivers who have miraculously escaped from car accidents credit the invoked protection of St. Christopher.
declared to be in effect.
While overseas he was detained by local police for allegedly misstating his company's registered assets—a rarely invoked charge.
appealed to or mentioned, as for confirmation or justification.
This logic of caution is most recognizable in the often invoked slogan that “risk management is good business.”
(of a spirit) called forth or summoned by incantation.
The initiation ritual is a one-to-one encounter with an initiator, who acts as agent for the invoked powers in the spirit world.
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If you click on the Back arrow, the invoked view will replace the current view in the navigation history.
caused or brought about by a certain thing or in a certain way (often used in combination).
The report ignored the millions of refugees fleeing the recent military-invoked escalation of violence in the region.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of invoke.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

uninvoked adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of invoked¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; invoke ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; invoke ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

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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.

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“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.

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While President Donald Trump hasn't invoked the Insurrection Act, which grants the president wide leeway in using military forces within U.S. borders, he has deployed several battalions of troops to Los Angeles.

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But the Trump administration has so far not invoked the Insurrection Act, which would allow the troops to directly participate in civilian policing.

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Pleading for leniency, defense attorneys invoked Do’s back story as a man who rose to public service after a childhood in war-ravaged Vietnam.

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