American English pronunciation
How to pronounce invoked
IPA transcription: [,ɪn'voʊkt]
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Verb
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summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
“raise the specter of unemployment”
“he conjured wild birds in the air”
“call down the spirits from the mountain”
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cite as an authority; resort to
“He invoked the law that would save him”
“I appealed to the law of 1900”
“She invoked an ancient law”
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request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
“appeal to somebody for help”
“Invoke God in times of trouble”
Usage examples
- Metafont is most commonly invoked without a direct request from the user.
- Saint Trinian's is often invoked in discussions about groups of schoolgirls running amok.
- Our Lady of Ittre was especially invoked against hernias or ruptures.
- Older models for explaining hypervalency invoked "d" orbitals.
- After listing Lydgate, Gower and Chaucer, the makars invoked are Scottish.
- Worried about losing, Pelops went to the seaside and invoked Poseidon, his former lover.
- They invoked Archangel Uriel, whose name is common in amulets and magic rituals.
- 'Let's play Twister, let's play Risk,' Stipe jokes to the notables he's invoked.
- Par can be invoked from text editors such as Vim or Emacs.
- The privilege was invoked twice against Sibel Edmonds.