SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
invoke
verb
To call upon a rule, authority, or example for support or effect.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Call on for support
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Usage distinction
Return to topInvoke a rule means call on it as authority; evoke instead means bring a feeling or memory to mind.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See invoke in use
The chair chose to invoke the time limit stated in the rules.
A captain might invoke an applicable exception by citing its wording and showing why the vessel met its conditions.
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