invoke

Verb

US[in-vohk]/ˌɪnˈvoʊk/2 syllables

Synonyms: raise conjure conjure up evoke stir call down arouse bring up put forward call forth appeal

Open English WordNet

Verb (3)invoked, invoking

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”Synonyms: raise conjure conjure up evoke stir call down arouse bring up put forward call forthMore general call up, summonMore specific curse, blessSimilar provoke, evoke
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”Synonyms: appealMore general mention, advert
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection“appeal to somebody for help”“Invoke God in times of trouble”Synonyms: appealMore general request, ask forMore specific plead, call on

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

In·voke′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Invoked; present participle & verbal noun Invoking.]

Origin: F. invoquer, L. invocare; pref. in- in, on + vocare to call, fr. vox voice. See Voice, and cf. Invocate.

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.

Go, my dread lord, to your great grandsire's tomb,... Invoke his warlike spirit.— William Shakespeare

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54