invoke

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invoke Definition

• (v) 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) 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"
• (v) request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"

invoke Synonyms

• appeal
• arouse
• bring up
• call down
• call forth
• conjure
• conjure up
• evoke
• invoke
• put forward
• raise
• stir