invoke
/ɪnˈvoʊk/
Misollar
- Invoke God in times of trouble.
- I invoke my right to remain silent.
- This is the wrong time to invoke patriotism.
- How do we invoke a response from the computer?
- Once Tom tried to invoke a demon, and he almost succeeded.
- Could the US invoke NATO's Article 5 to attack North Korea?
fe’l verb
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To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
The envoy invoked the King of Kings's magnanimity to reduce his province's tribute after another drought.
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To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
In certain Christian circles, invoking the Bible constitutes irrefutable proof.
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To conjure up with incantations.
This satanist ritual invokes Beelzebub.
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To bring about as an inevitable consequence.
Blasphemy is taboo as it may invoke divine wrath.
Manbalar: Wiktionary (Free Dictionary API orqali), Datamuse, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), MyMemory.