invoke
11invoke — UK [ɪnˈvəʊk] / US [ɪnˈvoʊk] verb [transitive] Word forms invoke : present tense I/you/we/they invoke he/she/it invokes present participle invoking past tense invoked past participle invoked formal 1) to use a law or rule in order to achieve… …
12invoke — in|voke [ınˈvəuk US ˈvouk] v [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: invoquer, from Latin invocare, from vocare to call ] 1.) if you invoke a law, rule etc, you say that you are doing something because the law allows or forces you to ▪ The …
13invoke — [[t]ɪnvo͟ʊk[/t]] invokes, invoking, invoked 1) VERB If you invoke a law, you state that you are taking a particular action because that law allows or tells you to. [V n] The judge invoked an international law that protects refugees. 2) VERB If… …
14invoke — in•voke [[t]ɪnˈvoʊk[/t]] v. t. voked, vok•ing 1) to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for: to invoke God s mercy[/ex] 2) to call on (a deity, Muse, etc.), as in prayer or supplication 3) to declare to be binding or in effect …
15invoke — verb Invoke is used with these nouns as the object: ↑authority, ↑clause, ↑deity, ↑doctrine, ↑ghost, ↑memory, ↑metaphor, ↑name, ↑principle, ↑spectre, ↑spirit …
16invoke — in|voke [ ın vouk ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to use a law or rule in order to achieve something: The president invoked the Taft Hartley law to force the strikers to return to work. In extreme situations, the police chief may invoke emergency… …
17invoke — verb (T) formal 1 to use a law, principle, or theory to support your views: Such legislation has frequently been invoked to silence political opposition. 2 to make a particular idea, image or feeling appear in people s minds: His earlier novels… …
18invoke — /ɪnˈvoʊk / (say in vohk) verb (t) (invoked, invoking) 1. to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or prayer for: to invoke God s mercy. 2. to call on (a divine being, etc.), as in prayer. 3. to appeal to, as for confirmation: *He… …
19invoke — transitive verb (invoked; invoking) Etymology: Middle English envoken, from Middle French invoquer, from Latin invocare, from in + vocare to call, from voc , vox voice more at voice Date: 15th century 1. a. to petition for help or support b. to… …
20invoke — verb /ɪnˈvoʊk/ a) To call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance. In certain Christian circles invoking the Bible equals irrefutable proof b) To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority …
