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Definition of Invoke
Invoke
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.

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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.
John F. Kennedy

Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very much.
Gilbert K. Chesterton

Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs.
Saint Francis de Sales

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.
Henry A. Kissinger

Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict.
Dag Hammarskjold

There is a strong tendency in explanatory prose to invoke quantities of tension, energy, and whatnot to explain the genesis of pattern. I believe that all such explanations are inappropriate or wrong.
Gregory Bateson

We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take time to thank them individually.
Rahm Emanuel

Some artists want to confront. Some want to invoke thought. They're all necessary and they're all valid.
Maya Lin

Some politicians are aware of the Bill of Rights. It seems that the opposition party is far more likely to invoke it, to wave it in the air, this is what we saw from a lot of republicans during the Clinton Administration, and we are seeing the same from Democrats under Bush.
James Bovard

And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of all mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Salmon P. Chase



Invoke Translations
invoke in Afrikaans is oproep
invoke in Dutch is aanroepen
invoke in French is invoquez, invoquons, invoquent, invoquer
invoke in Latin is precor
invoke in Portuguese is invoque
invoke in Spanish is invocar, llamar


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