invoke
To call upon for help, assistance or guidanceTo call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
» I invoke my right to remain silent.
Ich berufe mich auf mein Schweigerecht.
Meaning
8 senses(transitive)To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
anrufen
взыватьvzyvatʹ
благатиblahaty
(transitive)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 drought.
призыва́тьprizyvátʹ
закликатиzaklykaty
(transitive)To call another ship.
(transitive)To call to mind (something) for some purpose.
(transitive)To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
In certain Christian circles, invoking the Bible constitutes irrefutable proof.
sich berühmen
апеллироватьapellirovatʹ
(transitive)To conjure up with incantations.
This satanist ritual invokes Beelzebub.
призыва́тьprizyvátʹ
(transitive)To bring about as an inevitable consequence.
Blasphemy is taboo as it may invoke divine wrath.
вы́зватьvýzvatʹ
(transitive)To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.
Interactive programs let the users enter choices and invoke the corresponding routines.
вызыва́тьvyzyvátʹ
викликатиvyklykaty
- cite as an authority; resort to
- request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Examples
16 sentencesI invoke my right to remain silent.
deIch berufe mich auf mein Schweigerecht.
This is the wrong time to invoke patriotism.
deDas ist der falsche Zeitpunkt, um sich auf Patriotismus zu berufen.
How do we invoke a response from the computer?
These methods get invoked first when a touch is initiated.
deDiese Methoden werden zuerst aufgerufen, wenn eine Berührung beginnt.
He who wants, seeks knowledge; he who dodges invokes impossibility.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 5
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English *invoken, envoken, borrowed from Old French envoquer, from Latin invocFrom Middle English *invoken, envoken, borrowed from Old French envoquer, from Latin invocāre (“to call upon”), itself from in- + vocare (“to call”). Doublet of invocate.
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Forms
invokes, invoking, invoked, invokedSynonyms
72 synonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle