invoked
Appealed to formally
Invoked is the past tense of invoke, meaning to call upon for aid or authority.
You invoke a deity, a law, or someone's name to lend weight to an argument.
In computing, to invoke a function or command is to execute it: The script invoked the database query.
To invoke a feeling is to summon it: The music invoked memories of childhood.
Requested or invoked
- musteredGathered or summoned
- marshalledArranged in proper order
- ralliedRecovered or assembled
- arousedAwakened or excited
elicited · evoked · triggered · activated · mobilized · summoned · conjured · called forth
Recalling past experiences
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- evokedSummoned forth mentally
recalled · conjured · specter · ghost · past · remembrance · association · triggered
Enacted written rule
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- complianceAdhering to requirements
plaintiff · defendant · verdict · litigation · prosecution · defense · courtroom · judge
Address to deity
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- meditationFocused attention practice
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- divineOf or from gods
sacred · grace · saint · deity · providence · intercession · holy name · psalm
Formal event marking occasions
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- altarSacred ritual table
rite · sacrifice · priest · shaman · occult · sorcery · divination · pentagram
Directing attention elsewhere
- quotedRepeated from source
- citationMention of a source
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- sourcePoint of origin
attribution · bibliography · scholarship · authority · precedent · passage · text · document
called upon
Requested or invoked
- musteredGathered or summoned
- marshalledArranged in proper order
- ralliedRecovered or assembled
aroused · elicited · evoked · triggered · activated · mobilized · summoned · conjured · called forth · brought forth
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
evoked · recalled · conjured · specter · ghost · past · remembrance · association · triggered · stirred
statute
Enacted written rule
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
compliance · plaintiff · defendant · verdict · litigation · prosecution · defense · courtroom · judge · jury
prayer
Address to deity
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- meditationFocused attention practice
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
divine · sacred · grace · saint · deity · providence · intercession · holy name · psalm · scripture
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
altar · rite · sacrifice · priest · shaman · occult · sorcery · divination · pentagram · séance
reference
Directing attention elsewhere
source · attribution · bibliography · scholarship · authority · precedent · passage · text · document · evidence
- summonedsummoned, called, beckoned, hailed, signaled
- trope treatmentssubversion, inversion, deconstruction, averted, deconstructed
- ___ turnedrotated, pivoted, swung, faced, angled
- developeddeveloped, advanced, evolved, progressed, grown
invokeddormant
Inactive but capable
deactivated · suspended · suppressed · revoked · shelved
invokedignored
Purposely not noticed
disregarded · dismissed · overlooked · omitted · unmentioned