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invoke

verb

/ɪnˈvoʊk/

Meaning

to call upon a higher power, authority, or principle for help, support, or justification

The lawyer invoked the constitution to defend his client.

invoke the law

appeal, call upon, cite, summon, request

ignore, dismiss, reject

invoke the law, invoke authority, invoke powers, invoke tradition

to carry people or goods from one place to another

to take something away officially, often as a punishment

To state again strongly; to confirm or strengthen a statement or belief.

to cause someone to lose dignity or respect

to move upward; to get up from bed; to increase

to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people