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Meaning of invoke

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  invoke
      v 1: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by
           magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured
           wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the
           mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke},
           {evoke}, {stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put
           forward}, {call forth}]
      2: cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that
         would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She
         invoked an ancient law" [syn: {invoke}, {appeal}]
      3: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or
         protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in
         times of trouble" [syn: {appeal}, {invoke}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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