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invoke
verb
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
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ɪnˈvoʊk
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verb
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
“appeal to somebody for help”
verb
cite as an authority; resort to
“He invoked the law that would save him”
verb
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
“raise the specter of unemployment”
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Example Sentences
appeal to somebody for help
Invoke God in times of trouble
He invoked the law that would save him
I appealed to the law of 1900
She invoked an ancient law
raise the specter of unemployment
he conjured wild birds in the air
call down the spirits from the mountain
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