Invoke (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 2
Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The ancient ritual was meant to invoke the gods' protection over the village.
- She could invoke a sense of calm in those who were troubled by sharing her own life story.
- Her presence on stage seemed to invoke the spirit of her late grandmother, a legendary performer.
- Their warnings of an economic downturn threatened to invoke a wave of panic selling on the stock market.
- The famous illusionist claimed to have the power to invoke fire from thin air.
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Meaning 3
Request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- In her darkest hour, she learned to invoke God's guidance to find inner peace and strength.
- The desperate family invoked the help of their neighbors to rebuild their storm-damaged home.
- During the natural disaster, the residents invoked the aid of the emergency services for rescue and relief.
- As the situation worsened, the lost hikers invoked the assistance of a search and rescue team.
- In a final attempt to resolve the conflict, the warring nations invoked the mediation of a neutral third-party organization.