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invoke

verb

1 invoke

Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic.

synonyms: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, put forward, raise, stir.

Roget 586: speak to, address, accost, make up to, apostrophize, appeal to, invoke; ball, salute; call to, halloo.    take aside, take by the button; talk to in private.    ... show more

Roget 765: request, ask; beg, crave, sue, pray, petition, solicit, invite, pop the question, make bold to ask; beg leave, beg a boon; ... show more

Roget 990: worship, lift up the heart, aspire; revere etc. 928; adore, do service, pay homage; humble oneself, kneel; bow the knee, bend the knee; fall down, ... show more

Dutch: goochelen, ontbieden, oproepen, zwarte magie beoefenen, toveren

2 invoke

Cite as an authority; resort to:
— He invoked the law that would save him.
— She invoked an ancient law.

synonym: appeal.

Dutch: inroepen, aanroepen, beroepen

3 invoke

Request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection:
— Invoke God in times of trouble.

synonym: appeal.

Dutch: appelleren


Moby thesaurus: accost, address, adjure, apostrophize, appeal, appeal to, approach, beg, beseech, bespeak, bid come, buttonhole, call, call away, call back, call for, call for help, call forth, call in, call on ... show more.

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