invoke

Verb

Meaning

To call on for aid or protection; to invite earnestly or solemnly; to summon; to address in prayer; to solicit or demand by invocation; to implore; as, to invoke the Supreme Being, or to invoke His and blessing.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

appeal call raise petition cite stir evoke solicit conjure arouse put forward conjure up call forth call down effect

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Antonyms

avoid drop defend delay decide descent

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Hypernyms

name refer request mention quest cite

Hyponyms

turn curse plead damn bless call on

Related terms

evoke invocation invocate invocatory invocational

Phrases with the word

invoke happiness invoke benefits

Derivatives

invoked invoking

Examples

Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict. Dag Hammarskjöld

Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very much. G. K. Chesterton

There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control. Freda Adler

Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs. Francis de Sales

"God save our gracious Queen": Why would we invoke a non-specific deity to bail out these unelected spongers? Bill Bailey

We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take time to thank them individually. Rahm Emanuel

Close letter words and terms

invoiceable invoicer invokable invoke benefits invoke happiness invoker