verbπShareTo call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance."Facing a difficult exam, Maria decided to invoke her patron saint for good luck. "religionmythologyphilosophysupernaturalieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude."The student tried to invoke sympathy from the teacher by explaining her sick grandmother. "religionphilosophyattitudecommunicationtheologyieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo call to mind (something) for some purpose."To remember her grandmother's wisdom, Sarah invoked the memory of their conversations. "mindphilosophyieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority."In certain Christian circles, invoking the Bible constitutes irrefutable proof."lawpoliticsphilosophyreligionliteratureieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo conjure up with incantations."This satanist ritual invokes Beelzebub."ritualreligionsupernaturalmythologyieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo bring about as an inevitable consequence."Blasphemy is taboo as it may invoke divine wrath."outcomeactionpossibilityieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause (a program or subroutine) to execute."Interactive programs let the users enter choices and invoke the corresponding routines."computingtechnologyieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading