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".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 2
Request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.