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Invoke

/ɪnˈvoʊk/

To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.

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📖 Definitions of "Invoke"

verb

1
To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
2
To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
"The envoy invoked the King of Kings's magnanimity to reduce his province's tribute after another drought."
3
To call to mind (something) for some purpose.
4
To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
"In certain Christian circles, invoking the Bible constitutes irrefutable proof."

🔄 Synonyms of "Invoke"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
conjureverb	(transitive) To evoke.
stirverb	(transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
arouseverb	(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
raiseverb	(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
appealnoun	A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
put forwardverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To propose for consideration.
bring upverb	To mention.
call forthverb	(transitive) To summon, to call to speak.
conjure upverb	(transitive) To create or produce something, seemingly magically.
call downverb	(transitive) To pray for; to request from God.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Invoke"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
call forthverb	(transitive) To summon, to call to speak.
put forwardverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To propose for consideration.
call downverb	(transitive) To pray for; to request from God.
appealverb	A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
raiseverb	(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
conjureverb	(transitive) To evoke.
conjure upverb	(transitive) To create or produce something, seemingly magically.
bring upverb	To mention.
arouseverb	(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
stirverb	(transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
evokeverb	(transitive) To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
adduceverb	(transitive) To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.
enableverb	To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
allegeverb	(transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
demandverb	The desire to purchase goods and services.
initiateverb	(transitive) To begin; to start.
availverb	(transitive, often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of. [(chiefly) with of]
useverb	To utilize or employ.
claimverb	To demand ownership of.
utilizeverb	(US, Canada, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of utilise. [To make use of; to use.]