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invokes definition

invokes


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  invoke 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  invoke 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  invoke 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  invoke 
 
  2  senses  of  invoke 
 
  Sense  1 
  raise,  conjure,  conjure  up  invoke,  stir,  call  down  arouse,  bring  up  put  forward,  call  forth 
  =>  make  create 
 
  Sense  2 
  invoke,  appeal 
  =>  mention,  advert,  bring  up  cite,  name  refer 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  invoke 
 
  invoke  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  invoke 
 
  Sense  1 
  raise,  conjure,  conjure  up  invoke,  stir,  call  down  arouse,  bring  up  put  forward,  call  forth 
  =>  make  create 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  invoke,  appeal 
  =>  mention,  advert,  bring  up  cite,  name  refer 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  invoke 
 
  The  verb  invoke  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  raise,  conjure,  conjure  up  invoke,  stir,  call  down  arouse,  bring  up  put  forward,  call  forth  --  (evoke  or  call  forth,  with  or  as  if  by  magic:  "raise  the  specter  of  unemployment";  "he  conjured  wild  birds  in  the  air";  "stir  a  disturbance";  "call  down  the  spirits  from  the  mountain") 
  2.  (4)  invoke,  appeal  --  (cite  as  an  authority:  "He  invoked  the  law  that  would  save  him";  "I  appealed  to  the  law  of  1900") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  invoke 
 
  The  verb  invoke  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  raise,  conjure,  conjure  up  invoke,  stir,  call  down  arouse,  bring  up  put  forward,  call  forth  --  (evoke  or  call  forth,  with  or  as  if  by  magic:  "raise  the  specter  of  unemployment";  "he  conjured  wild  birds  in  the  air";  "stir  a  disturbance";  "call  down  the  spirits  from  the  mountain") 
  2.  (4)  invoke,  appeal  --  (cite  as  an  authority:  "He  invoked  the  law  that  would  save  him";  "I  appealed  to  the  law  of  1900") 



invokes definition