invokes
Brings to bear
Invokes is the third-person singular form of invoke, meaning to call upon something for aid, support, or authority.
When someone invokes a law or principle, they cite it as justification: She invokes the Fifth Amendment.
To invoke a deity or spirit is to summon or appeal to it through prayer or ritual.
In computing, invoking a function or command means to execute or activate it.
The word often carries a sense of deliberate appeal to something powerful or authoritative.
Performing magical illusions
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
enchantment · evocation · elemental · familiar · spirit · demon · arcane · pentagram
Address to deity
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- supplicationHumble plea for help
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
blessing · deity · ancestors · saints · divine · sacred · mantra · petition
Think deeply about
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- visionAbility to see
epiphany · insight · spark · idea · innovation · artistry · genius · breakthrough
Power to enforce obedience
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- imageryVivid descriptive language
emotion · pathos · rhetoric · allusion · reference · citation · analogy · metaphor
Enacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- litigationLegal dispute process
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
pleadings · testimony · affidavit · deposition · discovery · injunction · verdict · appeal
conjuring
Performing magical illusions
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
summoning · enchantment · evocation · elemental · familiar · spirit · demon · arcane · pentagram · occult
prayer
Address to deity
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- supplicationHumble plea for help
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
benediction · blessing · deity · ancestors · saints · divine · sacred · mantra · petition · grace
muse
Think deeply about
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- creativityCapacity for original thought
vision · epiphany · insight · spark · idea · innovation · artistry · genius · breakthrough · originality
authority
Power to enforce obedience
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- memoryMind's retention capacity
imagery · emotion · pathos · rhetoric · allusion · reference · citation · analogy · metaphor · symbolism
statute
Enacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- litigationLegal dispute process
jurisdiction · pleadings · testimony · affidavit · deposition · discovery · injunction · verdict · appeal · brief
invokeswaives
Surrenders a right
ignores · disregards · abandons · relinquishes · forfeits
invokessuppresses
Actively prevents expression
deactivates · revokes · terminates · stops · halts