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invoking definition
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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")
invoking definition
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