invoke Synonyms & Antonyms
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Invoke as a Verb
To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
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.
To call another ship.
To call to mind (something) for some purpose.
To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
In certain Christian circles, invoking the Bible constitutes irrefutable proof.
To conjure up with incantations.
This satanist ritual invokes Beelzebub.
To bring about as an inevitable consequence.
Blasphemy is taboo as it may invoke divine wrath.
To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.
Interactive programs let the users enter choices and invoke the corresponding routines.
Invoke in a Sentence
The envoy invoked the King of Kings's magnanimity to reduce his province's tribute after another drought.
In certain Christian circles, invoking the Bible constitutes irrefutable proof.
This satanist ritual invokes Beelzebub.
Blasphemy is taboo as it may invoke divine wrath.
Interactive programs let the users enter choices and invoke the corresponding routines.
Word Forms & Grammar
invoke (third-person singular simple present invokes, present participle invoking, simple past and past participle invoked)
Words That Rhyme With Invoke
Origin of Invoke
From Middle English *invoken, envoken, borrowed from Old French envoquer, from Latin invocāre (“to call upon”), itself from in- + vocare (“to call”). Doublet of invocate.
Word Facts for Invoke
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɪnˈvoʊk/ |
| Meaning | To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance |
| Verb forms | invokes, invoking, invoked |