invoke

/ɪnˈvoʊk/ · verb

Meaning

To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
To call to mind (something) for some purpose.
To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
To conjure up with incantations.
To bring about as an inevitable consequence.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

call forth(English)put forward(English)call down(English)appeal(English)raise(English)conjure(English)conjure up(English)bring up(English)cloture(English)blessings(English)invocation(English)invoked(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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