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Invokes
To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
📖 Definitions of "Invokes"
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."
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