01 v. t. To call on for aid or protection; to invite earnestly or solemnly; to summon; to address in prayer; to solicit or demand by invocation; to …
imp. & p. p.
Invoked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Invoking
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To call on for aid or protection; to invite earnestly or solemnly; to summon; to address in prayer; to solicit or demand by invocation; to implore; as, to invoke the Supreme Being, or to invoke His and blessing.“Go, my dread lord, to your great grandsire's tomb, . . . Invoke his warlike spirit.” — Shak.