English to English
verb
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Raise the specter of unemployment.
He conjured wild birds in the air.
Call down the spirits from the mountain.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
Appeal to somebody for help.
Invoke God in times of trouble.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [invók] Manalangin; sumamò; mamanhik
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
