Invoke
verb
To call on a higher power for help or protection.
They invoked their ancestors for wisdom and guidance.
Often appears as...
- invoke the gods
- invoke the spirit
verb
To use a rule or law in order to achieve a certain result.
She invoked her right to remain silent during the questioning.
Often appears as...
- invoke a law
- invoke a clause
verb
To make someone feel an emotion or think of something.
The movie's plot invokes a sense of nostalgia.
Often appears as...
- invoke memories
- invoke an emotion
verb
To call forth or draw out.
This function invokes the printer dialog box.
Often appears as...
- invoke a function
- invoke a method
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Technical
verb
To call on a higher power for help or protection.
They invoked their ancestors for wisdom and guidance.
Often appears as...
- invoke the gods
- invoke the spirit
verb
To use a rule or law in order to achieve a certain result.
She invoked her right to remain silent during the questioning.
Often appears as...
- invoke a law
- invoke a clause
verb
To make someone feel an emotion or think of something.
The movie's plot invokes a sense of nostalgia.
Often appears as...
- invoke memories
- invoke an emotion
verb
To call forth or draw out.
This function invokes the printer dialog box.
Often appears as...
- invoke a function
- invoke a method
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Spiritual Calling
Used when seeking assistance from a higher power, especially in religious or spiritual contexts.
They invoked the heavens for a safe journey.
Pro Tip 2/2Ceremonial Usage
Often appears in rituals or ceremonies where blessings or guidance are requested.
The priest invoked the deity's presence during the sacred ritual.
Pro Tip 1/2Spiritual Calling
Used when seeking assistance from a higher power, especially in religious or spiritual contexts.
They invoked the heavens for a safe journey.
Pro Tip 2/2Ceremonial Usage
Often appears in rituals or ceremonies where blessings or guidance are requested.
The priest invoked the deity's presence during the sacred ritual.
Pro Tip 1/2Spiritual Calling
Used when seeking assistance from a higher power, especially in religious or spiritual contexts.
They invoked the heavens for a safe journey.
Pro Tip 2/2Ceremonial Usage
Often appears in rituals or ceremonies where blessings or guidance are requested.
The priest invoked the deity's presence during the sacred ritual.
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Why city flags may be...
having few colors or being thoughtful about colors, uniqueness, don't have writing you can't read -- all those principles apply to them, too. But sadly, good design principles are rarely invoked in US city flags. Our biggest problem seems to be that fourth one. We just can't stop ourselves from putting our names on our flags,
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Why is our universe...
Well it surely is a technical detail, but some details really matter. Some details provide windows into uncharted realms of reality, and this peculiar number may be doing just that, as the only approach that's so far made headway to explain it invokes the possibility of other universes --
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Can Nature Make Us...
from stress and fatigue when we're in nature so what's going on here well one of the ways that we try and explain how natural environments can help us recover from stressful fatigue is by using attention restoration theory and this invokes this wonderful idea of
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Wendy Suzuki: The...
and also to improve your brain and protect your brain the best for the rest of your life. But it's one thing to talk about exercise, and it's another to do it. So I'm going to invoke my power as a certified exercise instructor, to ask you all to stand up.
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Is our universe the only...
and this peculiar number may be doing just that as the only approach that so far made headway to explain it invokes the possibility of other universes an idea that naturally emerges from string theory which takes me to part two string theory
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Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
We can witness a milkmaid serenely pouring a bowl of milk, but that milk isn't for us. We're only onlookers. The studied composition in Vermeer's paintings invokes a balanced harmony. With the checkered floor in many of his works,
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The magic of Khmer...
Serpents were especially important in this belief system because in their fluid, curvilinear movement, they mimicked the flow of water. So to invoke the serpent in your dancing body then
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Where do superstitions...
or possibly people who predated them who believed that trees were home to various spirits. Touching a tree would invoke the protection or blessing of the spirit within. And somehow,
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The most mysterious star...
and the catastrophic destruction of a planet. Now, I admit that this would produce a lot of dust that we don't observe. But if we're already invoking aliens in this explanation,
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Birth of Voodoo PIPE...
path of evil to signal passage from the world of the dead to the world of the Spirit the body must come feet first into the village open palms invoked the spirit
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Why city flags may be...
having few colors or being thoughtful about colors, uniqueness, don't have writing you can't read -- all those principles apply to them, too. But sadly, good design principles are rarely invoked in US city flags. Our biggest problem seems to be that fourth one. We just can't stop ourselves from putting our names on our flags,
Video examples
Why is our universe...
Well it surely is a technical detail, but some details really matter. Some details provide windows into uncharted realms of reality, and this peculiar number may be doing just that, as the only approach that's so far made headway to explain it invokes the possibility of other universes --
Video examples
Can Nature Make Us...
from stress and fatigue when we're in nature so what's going on here well one of the ways that we try and explain how natural environments can help us recover from stressful fatigue is by using attention restoration theory and this invokes this wonderful idea of
Video examples
Wendy Suzuki: The...
and also to improve your brain and protect your brain the best for the rest of your life. But it's one thing to talk about exercise, and it's another to do it. So I'm going to invoke my power as a certified exercise instructor, to ask you all to stand up.
Video examples
Is our universe the only...
and this peculiar number may be doing just that as the only approach that so far made headway to explain it invokes the possibility of other universes an idea that naturally emerges from string theory which takes me to part two string theory
Video examples
Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
We can witness a milkmaid serenely pouring a bowl of milk, but that milk isn't for us. We're only onlookers. The studied composition in Vermeer's paintings invokes a balanced harmony. With the checkered floor in many of his works,
Video examples
The magic of Khmer...
Serpents were especially important in this belief system because in their fluid, curvilinear movement, they mimicked the flow of water. So to invoke the serpent in your dancing body then
Video examples
Where do superstitions...
or possibly people who predated them who believed that trees were home to various spirits. Touching a tree would invoke the protection or blessing of the spirit within. And somehow,
Video examples
The most mysterious star...
and the catastrophic destruction of a planet. Now, I admit that this would produce a lot of dust that we don't observe. But if we're already invoking aliens in this explanation,
Video examples
Birth of Voodoo PIPE...
path of evil to signal passage from the world of the dead to the world of the Spirit the body must come feet first into the village open palms invoked the spirit
Example 1 of 10
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Robert Rinder
English Judge
One of the things about being a law student is that the academic discipline of law is very often removed from the practical reality of law. How to complain, who to complain to, and whether or not you even need to invoke the law is very different in the real world from how it's examined in the lecture theatre.
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Sean M. Carroll
American Scientist
I don't want to give advice to people about their religious beliefs, but I do think that it's not smart to bet against the power of science to figure out the natural world. It used to be, a thousand years ago, that if you wanted to explain why the moon moved through the sky, you needed to invoke God.
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Alice Oswald
British Poet
One of the rules of Greek lament poetry is that it mustn't mention the dead by name in case of invoking a ghost. Maybe the 'Iliad,' crowded with names, is more than a poem. Maybe it's a dangerous piece of the brightness of both this world and the next.
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Graham Hancock
British Writer
It's odd that invoking the possibility of alien influences should itself be a sign of madness. I don't see the need for it to explain history on earth, but I can't see any reason why the universe shouldn't be full of life.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce.
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John Ruskin
English Writer
Cursing is invoking the assistance of a spirit to help you inflict suffering. Swearing on the other hand, is invoking, only the witness of a spirit to an statement you wish to make.
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Tariq Ramadan
Swiss Writer
Discomfort levels in our societies are rising, or so it would seem. In theory, we invoke diversity and tolerance. But in real life, we raise our hackles and withdraw into ourselves.
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Dayananda Saraswati
Indian Leader
Lyric helps invoke the core person. And, without lyric, it is difficult to touch the core. Lyrical music is the music of India.
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
English Writer
Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very much.
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Ralph Nader
American Lawyer
Sanctions against polluters are feeble and out of date, and are rarely invoked.
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Robert Rinder
English Judge
One of the things about being a law student is that the academic discipline of law is very often removed from the practical reality of law. How to complain, who to complain to, and whether or not you even need to invoke the law is very different in the real world from how it's examined in the lecture theatre.
Quote examples
Sean M. Carroll
American Scientist
I don't want to give advice to people about their religious beliefs, but I do think that it's not smart to bet against the power of science to figure out the natural world. It used to be, a thousand years ago, that if you wanted to explain why the moon moved through the sky, you needed to invoke God.
Quote examples
Alice Oswald
British Poet
One of the rules of Greek lament poetry is that it mustn't mention the dead by name in case of invoking a ghost. Maybe the 'Iliad,' crowded with names, is more than a poem. Maybe it's a dangerous piece of the brightness of both this world and the next.
Quote examples
Graham Hancock
British Writer
It's odd that invoking the possibility of alien influences should itself be a sign of madness. I don't see the need for it to explain history on earth, but I can't see any reason why the universe shouldn't be full of life.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce.
Quote examples
John Ruskin
English Writer
Cursing is invoking the assistance of a spirit to help you inflict suffering. Swearing on the other hand, is invoking, only the witness of a spirit to an statement you wish to make.
Quote examples
Tariq Ramadan
Swiss Writer
Discomfort levels in our societies are rising, or so it would seem. In theory, we invoke diversity and tolerance. But in real life, we raise our hackles and withdraw into ourselves.
Quote examples
Dayananda Saraswati
Indian Leader
Lyric helps invoke the core person. And, without lyric, it is difficult to touch the core. Lyrical music is the music of India.
Quote examples
Gilbert K. Chesterton
English Writer
Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very much.
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Ralph Nader
American Lawyer
Sanctions against polluters are feeble and out of date, and are rarely invoked.
Example 1 of 10
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