Word a Day
invoke
What does invoke mean?
invoke (verb): to appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use invoke in a sentence?
How do you pronounce invoke?
/ɪnˈvoʊk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does invoke come from?
From Middle English *invoken, envoken, borrowed from Old French envoquer, from Latin invocāre (“to call upon”), itself from in- + vocare (“to call”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “invoke” mean?
to appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority
Right! That's what “invoke” means.
to split or separate (something) into two or more parts
Not quite: that's what divide means.
apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design
Not quite: that's what implement means.
to discard; to get rid of something one no longer wants
Not quite: that's what dump means.
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