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Invokes

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

📖 Definitions of "Invokes"

verb
  1. 1

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

  2. 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. 3

    To call to mind (something) for some purpose.

  4. 4

    To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.

    "In certain Christian circles, invoking the Bible constitutes irrefutable proof."

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