invoke
verb
[ ɪnˈvəʊk ]
• call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer, as a witness, or for inspiration.
Similar:
pray to,
call on,
appeal to,
plead with,
supplicate,
entreat,
solicit,
beseech,
beg,
implore,
importune,
petition,
call for,
request,
obtest,
obsecrate,
impetrate,
• cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument.
• "the antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England"
Similar:
cite,
refer to,
adduce,
instance,
resort to,
have recourse to,
turn to,
call into use,
use,
put into effect/use,
• cause (a procedure) to be carried out.
Origin:
late 15th century: from French invoquer, from Latin invocare, from in- ‘upon’ + vocare ‘to call’.
