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Definition
to call upon
The exact meaning of invoke can depend upon its context. For example:
- "invoking God's help"; or "invoking the spirit of the dead" — to call upon a great or magical power
- "I invoke the First Amendment"; or "I invoke the words of Thomas Jefferson" — to cite or call upon for validation
- "She invoked his sympathy and family memories." — to call upon someone's feelings or memories
- "She invoked his assistance." — to call earnestly for
- "The program invokes the subroutine" — to call up a computer program
- I mean to teach them in these parts that law is law, and that there is a man here who does not fear to invoke it.Chapter 11 — The Man on the Tor (52% in)
There are no more uses of "invoke" in The Hound of the Baskervilles.
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