INVOKE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • request earnestly (something from somebody)
    • ask for aid or protection
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • appeal to somebody for help
    • Invoke God in times of trouble
    Hypernyms(s) invoke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • cite as an authority
    • resort to
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He invoked the law that would save him
    • I appealed to the law of 1900
    • She invoked an ancient law
    Hypernyms(s) invoke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • raise the specter of unemployment
    • he conjured wild birds in the air
    • stir a disturbance
    • call down the spirits from the mountain
    Hypernyms(s) invoke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)