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English to English verb
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summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic |  | Example: raise the specter of unemployment
he conjured wild birds in the air
call down the spirits from the mountain
source: wordnet30
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cite as an authority; resort to | | Example: He invoked the law that would save him
I appealed to the law of 1900
She invoked an ancient law
source: wordnet30
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request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection | | Example: appeal to somebody for help
Invoke God in times of trouble
source: wordnet30
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To call on for aid or protection; to invite earnestly or solemnly; to summon; to address in prayer; to solicit or demand by invocation; to implore; as, to invoke the Supreme Being, or to invoke His and blessing. | | source: webster1913
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