invoke
part of speech
verb (invoke, invokes, invoked, invoking)
meaning for a pupil
1) To invoke a law, rule or right is to use it or point to it to support what you do. tree →
2) (church) To invoke God or a saint is to pray and call on them for help. tree →
3) To invoke a name or idea is to mention it to make people feel or remember something. tree →
4) (computing) To invoke a program or function is to start it running. tree →
sense in the lessons
Formal and law language: «invoke a rule», «invoke the right to stay silent». In religion: «invoke God's help». In coding lessons: «invoke a function». In stories: «invoke spirits».
examples
- The captain invoked the rule that everyone must wear a helmet. tree →
- The priest invoked God's blessing. tree →
- The speech invoked the memory of the heroes. tree →
- Call the function to invoke it. tree →
- He invoked his right to see a lawyer. tree →
- The witch tried to invoke a spirit. tree →
- Mentioning the trip invoked happy memories. tree →
- Heart-sore and dejected he repaired to the sea-shore, and there invoked the presence of his divine mother. tree →
note
Regular: invoked, invoking. Noun: invocation. Trap: «invoke» (call on) is different from «evoke» (bring a feeling to mind), though people mix them.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «invoke» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.