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invoke
verb(in-voke)
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Synonyms: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, put forward, raise, stir,
invoke
verb(in-voke)
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
Synonyms: appeal,
invoke
verb(in-voke)
cite as an authority; resort to
Synonyms: appeal,
Examples:
He invoked the law that would save him.
She invoked an ancient law.

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