invoke
verb/ĩvuˈkaɾ/medium
in·vo·car
Definition
To call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer or as a witness; to cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument.
The ancient ritual was performed to invoke the rain god.
She invoked her right to remain silent during the interrogation.
Common collocations
to invoke the godsto invoke a spiritto invoke the lawto invoke a right
Idiomatic expressions
- to invoke the fifth (to refuse to answer on the grounds of the Fifth Amendment, US context)
Etymology
Do latim 'invocare' ('chamar, invocar').