invoke

/ɪnˈvoʊk/ verbo B2

En español: invocar

To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance. (transitive)
To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude. (transitive) · The envoy invoked the King of Kings's magnanimity to reduce his province's tribute after another drought.
To call another ship. (transitive)
To call to mind (something) for some purpose. (transitive)
To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority. (transitive)
To conjure up with incantations. (transitive) · This satanist ritual invokes Beelzebub.
To bring about as an inevitable consequence. (transitive) · Blasphemy is taboo as it may invoke divine wrath.
To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute. (transitive) · Interactive programs let the users enter choices and invoke the corresponding routines.

He/she/it invokes · Pasado invoked · Participio pasado invoked · Forma en -ing invoking

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Formas del verbo

Forma base: invoke
He/she/it: invokes
Pasado: invoked
Participio pasado: invoked
Forma en -ing: invoking

De la biblioteca

I mean to teach them in these parts that law is law, and that there is a man here who does not fear to invoke it.

The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 149 · C1

This was the second time within the hour that he had invoked the name of God.

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1073 · C1

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