Definitions of invoke [ɪnˈvoʊk]

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Definition of 'invoke'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) invoke
to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for:
to invoke God's mercy.

2.  invoke
to call on (a deity, Muse, etc.), as in prayer or supplication.

3.  invoke
to declare to be binding or in effect:
to invoke the law.

4.  invoke
to appeal to, as for confirmation.

5.  invoke
to petition or call on for help or aid.

6.  invoke
to call forth or upon (a spirit) by incantation.

7.  invoke
to cause, call forth, or bring about.

Etymology: (1480–90; < L invocāre=in-in -²+vocāre to call, akin to vōxvoice)

Definition of 'invoke'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
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"

2. (verb) invoke, appeal
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"

3. (verb) appeal, invoke
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
"appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"

Definition of 'invoke'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) invoke
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

Translation of 'invoke'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to appeal to (some power, eg God, the law etc) for help etc.
Afrikaans: inroep, afsmeek	Arabic: يَتَوَسَّل، يَتَضَرَّع إل	Bulgarian: умолявам
Brazilian: invocar	Czech: dovolávat se	German: anrufen
Danish: påkalde	Greek: επικαλούμαι	Spanish: invocar
Estonian: anuma	Farsi: متوسل شدن به	Finnish: vedota
French: invoquer	Hebrew: לְהִתפַּלֵל, לְהִתחַנֵן	Hindi: चिरौरी करना, अवलम्ब लेना
Croatian: prizivati	Hungarian: segítségül hív	Indonesian: memohon
Icelandic: ákalla	Italian: invocare	Japanese: 祈願する
Korean: (신 등의 도움, 가호를) 기원하다	Lithuanian: šauktis/melsti pagalbos	Latvian: piesaukt; lūgt (palīdzību
Malay: memohon	Dutch: een beroep doen op	Norwegian: påkalle; påberope seg
Polish: odwoływać się do, wzywać	Persian: متوسل شدن به	Pashto: مرسته غوښتل
Portuguese: invocar	Romanian: a invoca	Russian: призывать
Slovak: vzývať; dovolávať sa; upl	Slovenian: rotiti	Serbian: tražiti pomoć
Swedish: åkalla	Thai: วิงวอน (เทพเจ้า)	Turkish: yalvarmak, niyaz etmek, i
Taiwanese: 訴諸(權力，法規)，祈求(神助)	Ukrainian: закликати, благати	Urdu: دعا مانگنا
Vietnamese: cầu khẩn	Chinese: 訴諸(權力、法規)，向某人祈求帮助（尤指神助）
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