Invoke

Verb

 * 1)  To call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
 * 2)  To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
 * ''In certain Christian circles invoking the Bible equals irrefutable proof
 * 1)  To conjure up with incantations.
 * ''This satanist ritual invokes Beelzebub
 * 1)  To bring about as an inevitable consequence.
 * ''Blasphemy is taboo as it may invoke divine wrath
 * 1)  To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
 * ''The envoy invoked the King of Kings's magnanimity to reduce his province's tribute after another draught
 * 1)   To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.
 * ''Interactive programs let the users enter choices and invoke the corresponding routines

Synonyms

 * invocate
 * call, execute, run

Derived terms

 * invoker

Related terms

 * invocation
 * invocational
 * invocatory

Adverbs for Invoke
eloquently; ardently; solemnly; incessantly; reverently; briefly; earnestly;  verbally; monotonously.

Thesaurus
accost, address, adjure, apostrophize, appeal, appeal to, approach, beg, beseech, bespeak, bid come, buttonhole, call, call away, call back, call for, call for help, call forth, call in, call on, call out, call to, call together, call up, call up spirits, call upon, cite, clamor for, commune with God, conjure, conjure up, conjure up spirits, convene, convoke, crave, cross-refer, cross-reference, cry for, cry on, cry to, demand, direct attention to, effect, entreat, evoke, give thanks, greet, hail, halloo, impetrate, implement, implore, importune, imprecate, indent, kneel to, make a cross-reference, make reference to, make supplication, muster, muster up, obtest, offer a prayer, order up, page, petition, plead, plead for, pray, pray over, preconize, raise, raise ghosts, recall, recite the rosary, refer to, reference, requisition, return thanks, run to, salute, say grace, send after, send for, serve, speak, speak fair, speak to, subpoena, summon, summon forth, summon spirits, summon up, summons, supplicate, take aside, talk to