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- Dictionaryinvoke/ɪnˈvəʊk/
verb
- 1. call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer, as a witness, or for inspiration. Similar
- 2. cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument: "the antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England" Similar Opposite
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INVOKE definition: 1. to use a law in order to achieve something, or to mention something in order to explain…. Learn more.
Invoke is used of putting into effect or calling upon such things as laws, authority, or privilege (“the principal invoked a rule forbidding students from asking questions”). Evoke is primarily used in the sense “to call forth or up” and is often found in connection with such things as memories, emotions, or sympathy.
Invoke definition: to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for. See examples of INVOKE used in a sentence.
INVOKE meaning: 1. to use a law in order to achieve something, or to mention something in order to explain…. Learn more.
If you invoke something such as a principle, a saying, or a famous person, you refer to them in order to support your argument. He invoked memories of Britain's near-disastrous disarmament in the 1930s.
Definition of invoke verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. invoke something (against somebody) to mention or use a law, rule, etc. as a reason for doing something. It is unlikely that libel laws will be invoked. Want to learn more?
1. to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for: to invoke God's mercy. 2. to call on (a deity, Muse, etc.), as in prayer or supplication. 3. to declare to be binding or in effect: to invoke the law. 4. to appeal to, as for confirmation. 5. to petition or call on for help or aid. 6. to call forth or upon (a spirit) by incantation.
To invoke is to call up something such as a law, a higher power, or even a ghost. In court, you might invoke the Fifth Amendment (the right not to say something that will make you look bad) if you don't want to talk.
INVOKE definition: to use a law, rule, etc to support what you are saying or doing: . Learn more.
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