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invoke

Dictionary definition · invoke

verb

  1. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic"raise the specter of unemployment"
  2. cite as an authority; resort to"He invoked the law that would save him"
  3. request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection"appeal to somebody for help"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).