invoke

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in·voke AW [invoke invokes invoked invoking] BrE [ɪnˈvəʊk] NAmE [ɪnˈvoʊk] verb
1. ~ sth (against sb) to mention or use a law, rule, etc. as a reason for doing sth
•It is unlikely that libel laws will be invoked.
2. ~ sb/sth to mention a person, a theory, an example, etc. to support your opinions or ideas, or as a reason for sth
•She invoked several eminent scholars to back up her argument.
3. ~ sth to mention sb's name to make people feel a particular thing or act in a particular way
•His name was invoked as a symbol of the revolution.
4. ~ sb to make a request (for help) to sb, especially a god
5. ~ sth to make sb have a particular feeling or imagine a particular scene
Syn: ↑evoke
•The opening paragraph invokes a vision of England in the early Middle Ages.  Some people think this use is not correct.
6. ~ sth (computing)to begin to run a program, etc
•This command will invoke the HELP system.
7. ~ sb/sth to make evil appear by using magic
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Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: from French invoquer, from Latin invocare, from in- ‘upon’ + vocare ‘to call’.