All 4 Uses of
invoke
in
The Lords of Discipline
- It was dangerous to have a sadist in the barracks, especially one who justified his excesses by religiously invoking the sacrosanct authority of the plebe system.†
Chpt 1.12 *invoking = calling upon
- So when we invoke the honor system you finally tell the truth.†
Chpt 2.20invoke = call upon
- Even the laughter of Irishmen was sad, they said, shrugging their shoulders as though they had invoked some immutable law of nature.†
Chpt 3.22invoked = called upon
- Pig's eyes had glazed over with that feral, gauzy look he assumed whenever he invoked the image of Theresa in front of sacrilegious strangers in the room.†
Chpt 3.22
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