invoke
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in·voke
(ĭn-vōk') 
tr.v., -voked, -vok·ing, -vokes.
tr.v., -voked, -vok·ing, -vokes.
- To call on (a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration: "Stretching out her hands she had the air of a Greek woman who invoked a deity" (Ford Madox Ford).
- To appeal to or cite in support or justification.
- To call for earnestly; solicit: invoked the help of a passing motorist.
- To summon with incantations; conjure.
- To resort to; use or apply: "Shamelessly, he invokes coincidence to achieve ironic effect" (Newsweek).
- Computer Science. To activate or start (a program, for example).
[Middle English envoken, from Old French invoquer, from Latin invocāre : in-, in; see in-2 + vocāre, to call.]
invoker in·vok'er n.Related Videos:
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To activate a program, routine, function or process.
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verb
- To compel observance of: carry out, effect, enforce, execute, implement. Idioms: put in force, put into action. See obligation, over/under.
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IN BRIEF: To call upon for assistance or protection.
There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control.
— Freda Adler, US sociologist, criminal justice specialist.
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- Modes and Manners of Expression - invoke: call upon God in prayer; summon up a spirit by incantation
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Invoke
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - anråbe, påkalde, fremmane
Nederlands (Dutch)
aanroepen, oproepen, zich beroepen op, afsmeken
Français (French)
v. tr. - invoquer, évoquer
Deutsch (German)
v. - anrufen, beschwören, (er)flehen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (προσ)επικαλούμαι, καλώ, απαιτώ
Português (Portuguese)
v. - invocar
Русский (Russian)
призывать, молить
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - invocar, recurrir a, acogerse, suplicar, implorar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - åkalla, uppväcka, åberopa
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
祈求, 实行, 恳求
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 祈求, 實行, 懇求
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기원하다, 호소하다, 주문으로 불러내다, 야기하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 加護を祈る, 訴える, 呪文で呼び出す, 墾願する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يتوسل, يستشهد ب, يناشد
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - קרא לעזרה, העתיר, התפלל, ביקש, העלה (רוחות)
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