INVOKED Definition & Meaning

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invoked

[ in-vohkt ]

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adjective

(of a deity, saint, Muse, etc.) petitioned, prayed to, or called upon for help or aid:
On all four sides of the obelisk there are inscriptions associating the invoked deities with the cardinal points of the compass.
prayed or asked for with earnest desire:
Many drivers who have miraculously escaped from car accidents credit the invoked protection of St. Christopher.
declared to be in effect:
While overseas he was detained by local police for allegedly misstating his company's registered assets—a rarely invoked charge.
appealed to or mentioned, as for confirmation or justification:
This logic of caution is most recognizable in the often invoked slogan that “risk management is good business.”
(of a spirit) called forth or summoned by incantation:
The initiation ritual is a one-to-one encounter with an initiator, who acts as agent for the invoked powers in the spirit world.
Computers. displayed, opened, or executed as a result of clicking on a link, entering a search term, changing a parameter, etc.:
If you click on the Back arrow, the invoked view will replace the current view in the navigation history.
caused or brought about by a certain thing or in a certain way (often used in combination):
The report ignored the millions of refugees fleeing the recent military-invoked escalation of violence in the region.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of invoke.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of invoked¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; invoke ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; invoke ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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“The Righteous Gemstones” actor was a guest on the “In Depth With Graham Bensinger” podcast this week when he invoked the specter of stiff person syndrome.

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It was an echo of the anti-communist rhetoric that past military dictators and subsequent conservative leaders have frequently invoked against South Korean liberals, who have long been defined by their support for reconciliation with Pyongyang.

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Crawford herself had told liberal donors that her campaign offered a chance to put two further GOP-held seats in play, which Musk and Schimel repeatedly invoked.

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To justify this sweeping reallocation, the administration invoked a new economic estimate: $2.7 trillion in annual costs from illicit fentanyl.

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Judge Boasberg has since imposed an injunction on further deportations under the law, which was last invoked during World War Two.

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