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Verb invoke has 3 senses
- raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth - evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
--1 is one way to make, create
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- invoke, appeal - cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"
--2 is one way to mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- appeal, invoke - request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
--3 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentence:
Something ----s to somebody
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