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Meaning of 'invoke' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Invoke [ 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.

Meaning of 'invoke' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . invoke [ v]
Meaning (1):
- request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
Example in sentence:
  • appeal to somebody for help;
  • Invoke God in times of trouble
Meaning (2):
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Example in sentence:
  • call down the spirits from the mountain;
  • he conjured wild birds in the air;
  • raise the specter of unemployment
Meaning (3):
- cite as an authority; resort to
Example in sentence:
  • He invoked the law that would save him;
  • I appealed to the law of 1900;
  • She invoked an ancient law

Nearby Words:

invade invaded invader invading invaginate invaginated invagination invalescence invaletudinary invalid

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