Associations to the word «Invoke»
Noun
- Invocation
- Blessing
- Mantra
- Deity
- Clause
- Amulet
- Almighty
- Rematch
- Muse
- Divination
- Ritual
- Indra
- Childbirth
- Divinity
- Goddess
- Allah
- Justification
- Curse
- Wrath
- Api
- Amendment
- Prayer
- Aid
- Veda
- Shaman
- Override
- Arjuna
- Privilege
- Compiler
- Metaphor
- Imagery
- Oath
- Handler
- Supernatural
- Constructor
- Hymn
- Protector
- Mazda
- Immunity
- Doctrine
- Isis
- Chanting
- Axiom
- Clicking
- Sanction
- Plaintiff
- Fertility
- Spirit
- Routine
- Connotation
- Spell
- Poseidon
- Taft
- Ire
- God
- Defendant
- Precedent
- Recourse
- Demon
- Ancestor
- Vengeance
- Siva
- Zeus
- Argument
- Osiris
- Brahma
- Incense
- Priestess
- Rite
- Artemis
- Unix
Adjective
Wiktionary
INVOKE, verb. (transitive) To call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
INVOKE, verb. (transitive) To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
INVOKE, verb. (transitive) To conjure up with incantations.
INVOKE, verb. (transitive) To bring about as an inevitable consequence.
INVOKE, verb. (transitive) To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
INVOKE, verb. (transitive) (computing) To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.
Dictionary definition
INVOKE, verb. 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".
INVOKE, verb. 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".
INVOKE, verb. Request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble".
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