| VERB | creation | invoke, raise, conjure, conjure up, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth | summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic |
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| communication | invoke, appeal | cite as an authority | |
| communication | invoke, appeal | request earnestly (something from somebody) |
| Sounds | ihnvow'k | |
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| Rhymes | artichoke ... yolk: 36 rhymes with owk... | |
| Meaning | Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | raise, conjure, conjure up, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth | |
| Narrower | bless | Give a benediction to |
| curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict | wish harm upon | |
| Broader | call up, summon | Cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively |
| Similar to | provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up | Evoke or provoke to appear or occur |
| Spanish | agitar, conjurar, despertar, evocar, exponer, invitar, invocar, llamar, recaudar, remover, revolver, traer | |
| Catalan | invocar | |
| Nouns | invocation | calling up a spirit or devil |
| invocation | an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil | |
| Meaning | cite as an authority; resort to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | appeal | |
| Broader | mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer | make reference to |
| Spanish | apelar, invocar | |
| Catalan | invocar | |
| Meaning | request earnestly (something from somebody) ; ask for aid or protection. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s to somebody | |
| Example | "Invoke God in times of trouble" | |
| Synonym | appeal | |
| Narrower | call on, turn | Have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to |
| plead | appeal or request earnestly | |
| Broader | request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for |
| Spanish | requerir | |
| Catalan | requerir | |
| Nouns | invocation | the act of appealing for help |
| invocation | a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service | |
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