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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

Verb

[-voking, -voked]

1. to put (a law or penalty) into use: chapter 8 of the UN charter was invoked

2. to bring about: the hills invoked a feeling of serenity

3. to call on (God or another deity) for help, inspiration, etc.

4. to summon (a spirit) by uttering magic words [Latin invocare to appeal to]

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

verb 2. call upon, appeal to, pray to, petition, conjure, solicit, beseech, entreat, adjure, supplicate

Translations

invoke [ɪnˈvəuk] vt → invocar [+ aid]; pedir [+ law]; recurrir a

invoke [ɪnˈvəuk] vt → invoquer

invoke [ɪnˈvəuk] vt → anrufen;

(feelings, memories etc) → heraufbeschwören

invoke [ɪnˈvəuk] 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, kutsua avuksi invoquer לְהִתפַּלֵל, לְהִתחַנֵן चिरौरी करना, अवलम्ब लेना prizivati segítségül hív memohon ákalla invocare 祈願する (원조 등을) 간청하다 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 祈求 закликати, благати دعا مانگنا cầu khẩn 祈求

n invocation [invəˈkeiʃən]

afsmeking تَوَسُّل، تَضَرُّع молитва prosba påkaldelse die Anrufung επίκληση invocación anumine توسل avuksi huutaminen 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 祈求，祈禱 заклинання مناجات sự cầu khẩn 祈求，祈祷