invoke
invoke /ˌɪnˈvoʊk/
verb
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()
Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
(
call down
, call forth
, conjure
, arouse
, bring up
, conjure up
, evoke
, put forward
, stir
, invoke
, raise
)
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Raise the specter of unemployment
raise the specter of unemployment
He conjured wild birds in the air
he conjured wild birds in the air
Call down the spirits from the mountain
call down the spirits from the mountain
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()
Cite as an authority; resort to
(
appeal
, invoke
)
cite as an authority; resort to
He invoked the law that would save him
He invoked the law that would save him
I appealed to the law of 1900
I appealed to the law of 1900
She invoked an ancient law
She invoked an ancient law
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Request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
(
invoke
, appeal
)
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
Appeal to somebody for help
appeal to somebody for help
Invoke God in times of trouble
Invoke God in times of trouble