English-German translations for invoke

• anrufen
• aufrufen

Definition of invoke

• To call upon for help, assistance or guidance
• To call to mind for some purpose
• To appeal for validation to a authority
• To conjure up with incantations
• To bring about as an inevitable consequence
• To cause to execute

Examples

• The envoy invoked the King of Kingss magnanimity to reduce his provinces tribute after another drought
• In certain Christian circles, invoking the Bible constitutes irrefutable proof
• This satanist ritual invokes Beelzebub
• Blasphemy is taboo as it may invoke divine wrath
• Interactive programs let the users enter choices and invoke the corresponding routines

Related words

• involve
• invoice
• involvement
• invocation
• involution
• invoked
• involved
• invoicing
• involuntary