To invoke is to call up something such as a law, a higher power, or even a ghost. In court, you might invoke the Fifth Amendment (the right not to say something that will make you look bad) if you don't want to talk.
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;
Verb
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
Verb
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"
Verb
evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
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.
Invoke
Go, my dread lord, to your great grandsire's tomb, . . . Invoke his warlike spirit.
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;
Usage Examples
Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs.
Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.
Misspelled Forminvoke, uinvoke, 8invoke, 9invoke, oinvoke, jinvoke, kinvoke, unvoke, 8nvoke, 9nvoke, onvoke, jnvoke, knvoke, iunvoke, i8nvoke, i9nvoke, ionvoke, ijnvoke, iknvoke, ibnvoke, ihnvoke, ijnvoke, imnvoke, i nvoke, ibvoke, ihvoke, ijvoke, imvoke, i voke, inbvoke, inhvoke, injvoke, inmvoke, in voke, incvoke, infvoke, ingvoke, inbvoke, in voke, incoke, infoke, ingoke, inboke, in oke, invcoke, invfoke, invgoke, invboke, inv oke, invioke, inv9oke, inv0oke, invpoke, invloke, invike, inv9ke, inv0ke, invpke, invlke, invoike, invo9ke, invo0ke, invopke, involke, invojke, invoike, invooke, involke, invomke, invoje, invoie, invooe, invole, invome, invokje, invokie, invokoe, invokle, invokme, invokwe, invok3e, invok4e, invokre, invokse, invokde, invokw, invok3, invok4, invokr, invoks, invokd, invokew, invoke3, invoke4, invoker, invokes, invoked.
Other Usage ExamplesThose who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict.
Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce.
Comments