invoke

verb

(transitive) To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.

(transitive) To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.

(transitive) To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.

(transitive) To call to mind (something) for some purpose.

(transitive, computing) To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.

(transitive) To conjure up with incantations.

(transitive) To bring about as an inevitable consequence.

(transitive, nautical, of one ship) To call another ship.

Roots

vocovok- · Latin · call

Synonyms for invoke

conjurev evokev summonv appealn raisev callv convokev citev adjurev pleadv supplicatev

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Where does invoke come from?

The word invoke breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root vok-, from Latin voco (“call”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.