invoke
Summon through words
To invoke is to call upon something for aid or authority—invoking a deity, invoking the Fifth Amendment, invoking someone's name.
The word suggests deliberate summoning: a lawyer invokes precedent, a speaker invokes the memory of fallen heroes.
In computing, to invoke a function or command is to execute it.
The noun is invocation.
Address a deity
- beseechPlead urgently with someone
- imploreUrge with desperation
- supplicateBeg earnestly and humbly
- intercedeIntervene on behalf
benediction · blessing · grace · devotion · faith · worship · divine intervention · sacred
Formal request or defense
- petitionFormal written appeal
- entreatyEarnest, urgent request
- requestFormal act of seeking
- call uponTo formally request
advocate · lobby · solicit · adjure · exhort · urge · implore · intercession
Summon by supernatural means
- summonCall to appear
- call forthSummon or elicit
- beckonSignal to approach
- materializeBecome physically present
manifest · apparition · specter · spirit · demon · familiar · elemental · entity
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- legalPermitted by statute
- statuteEnacted written rule
- clauseProvision in agreement
provision · enforcement · regulation · sanction · legitimacy · sovereignty · governance · jurisprudence
Directing attention elsewhere
- quoteRepeated words from another
- citationMention of a source
- sourcePoint of origin
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
bibliography · attribute · acknowledge · mention · allude · precedent · scholarship · evidence
Arrange letters correctly
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- witchcraftPractice of supernatural magic
conjuration · hex · charm · curse · bewitchment · alchemy · thaumaturgy · warlock
Think deeply about
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- stirMix by circling
- awakenRouse from slumber
- arouseTo stimulate or excite
elicit · spark · kindle · channel · imagination · artistic · visionary · breakthrough
pray
Address a deity
- beseechPlead urgently with someone
- imploreUrge with desperation
- supplicateBeg earnestly and humbly
intercede · benediction · blessing · grace · devotion · faith · worship · divine intervention · sacred · piety
plea
Formal request or defense
call upon · advocate · lobby · solicit · adjure · exhort · urge · implore · intercession · clemency
conjure
Summon by supernatural means
- summonCall to appear
- call forthSummon or elicit
- beckonSignal to approach
materialize · manifest · apparition · specter · spirit · demon · familiar · elemental · entity · presence
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
clause · provision · enforcement · regulation · sanction · legitimacy · sovereignty · governance · jurisprudence · precedent
reference
Directing attention elsewhere
footnote · bibliography · attribute · acknowledge · mention · allude · precedent · scholarship · evidence · documentation
spell
Arrange letters correctly
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
witchcraft · conjuration · hex · charm · curse · bewitchment · alchemy · thaumaturgy · warlock · mage
muse
Think deeply about
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- stirMix by circling
- awakenRouse from slumber
arouse · elicit · spark · kindle · channel · imagination · artistic · visionary · breakthrough · genius
- useuse, utilize, employ, apply, usage
- spellsspell, cast, conjure, curse, enchantment
- IN- wordsinactive, incomplete, invisible, inside, indoor
- functionslinear function, function, quadratic function, polynomial function, exponential function
- worship verbspray, bless, anoint, baptize, consecrate
- Pythonpip, pandas, requests, pickle, collections
- divine invocationRitual address to gods
invocation, invoking, invoked, invokes, invocations, invoker, reinvoke, reinvoked