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in·voke  (n-vk)

tr.v. in·voked, in·vok·ing, in·vokes

1. To call on (a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration: "Stretching out her hands she had the air of a Greek woman who invoked a deity" (Ford Madox Ford).

2. To appeal to or cite in support or justification.

3. To call for earnestly; solicit: invoked the help of a passing motorist.

4. To summon with incantations; conjure.

5. To resort to; use or apply: "Shamelessly, he invokes coincidence to achieve ironic effect" (Newsweek).

6. Computer Science To activate or start (a program, for example).

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[Middle English envoken, from Old French invoquer, from Latin invocre : in-, in; see in-² + vocre, to call; see wek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·voker n.

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invoke [ɪnˈvəʊk]

vb (tr)

1. to call upon (an agent, esp God or another deity) for help, inspiration, etc.

2. to put (a law, penalty, etc.) into use the union invoked the dispute procedure

3. to appeal to (an outside agent or authority) for confirmation, corroboration, etc.

4. to implore or beg (help, etc.)

5. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) to summon (a spirit, demon, etc.); conjure up

[from Latin invocāre to call upon, appeal to, from vocāre to call]

invocable  adj

invoker  n

Usage: Invoke is sometimes wrongly used where evoke is meant: this proposal evoked (not invoked) a strong reaction

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	invoke - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir, raise anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict, curse - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" bless - give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
	2.	invoke - 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" appeal cite, mention, refer, advert, name, bring up - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
	3.	invoke - request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble" appeal call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" plead - appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop" call on, turn - have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help"

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invoke

verb

1. apply, use, implement, call in, initiate, resort to, put into effect The judge invoked an international law that protects refugees.

2. cite, mention, refer to, name, evidence, quote, specify, allude to He invoked memories of previous disasters to argue against postponement.

3. bring out, conjure up, summon up The work invoked the atmosphere of the open spaces of the prairies.

4. call upon, appeal to, pray to, petition, conjure, solicit, beseech, entreat, adjure, supplicate The great magicians of old invoked their gods with sacrifice.

Translations

invoke [ɪnˈvəʊk] VT [+ law] → recurrir or acogerse a, invocar; [+ principle] → recurrir a, invocar; [+ aid, protection, god, spirit] → invocar

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invoke [ɪnˈvəʊk] vt

[+ law] → invoquer

[+ principle, authority] → invoquer

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invoke

vt

(= appeal to, call for) God, the law, muse → anrufen; evil spirits → beschwören; memories → heraufbeschwören; to invoke the name of Marx → Marx ins Feld führen; to invoke God’s blessing → Gottes Segen erbitten; to invoke somebody’s help → an jds Hilfsbereitschaft (acc) → appellieren

(= call into operation) treaty etc → sich berufen auf (+acc)

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invoke [ɪnˈvəʊk] vt → invocare

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invoke [ɪnˈvəʊk] vt → invocare

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invoke

v invoke [inˈvəuk]

to appeal to (some power, eg God, the law etc) for help etc. inroep, afsmeek يَتَوَسَّل، يَتَضَرَّع إلى умолявам dovolávat se påkalde anrufen επικαλούμαι invocar anuma متوسل شدن به vedota invoquer לְהִתפַּלֵל, לְהִתחַנֵן चिरौरी करना, अवलम्ब लेना prizivati segítségül hív memohon ákalla invocare 祈願する (신 등의 도움, 가호를) 기원하다 šauktis/melsti pagalbos piesaukt; lūgt (palīdzību) memohon een beroep doen op påkalle; påberope seg odwoływać się do, wzywać invocar a invoca призывать vzývať; dovolávať sa; uplatniť rotiti tražiti pomoć åkalla วิงวอน (เทพเจ้า) yalvarmak, niyaz etmek, imdat dilemek 訴諸(權力，法規)，祈求(神助) закликати, благати دعا مانگنا cầu khẩn 祈求

n invocation [invəˈkeiʃən]

afsmeking تَوَسُّل، تَضَرُّع молитва prosba påkaldelse die Anrufung επίκληση invocación anumine توسل vetoomus invocation תְּפִילָה, תַחֲנוּנִים आह्वान, प्रार्थना prizivanje könyörgés permohonan ákall invocazione 祈願 기원 malda, meldimas piesaukšana; (palīdzības) lūgšana permohonan aanroeping påkalling; innledende bønn wezwanie invocação invocaţie обращение;вызов vzývanie; dovolávanie (sa) prošnja apel åkallan คำขอร้อง dua, niyaz 訴豬，祈禱 заклинання مناجات sự cầu khẩn 祈求，祈祷