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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 pass the tongue over something; to defeat decisively

to twist or bend out of the normal shape

To strike or bite something with a beak; to eat in small bites.

To form small creases or wrinkles.

To set up in position, office, or authority.

To go before; to precede in time, place, or action.