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Webster 1913 Edition

Invoke

In-voke′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Invoked
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Invoking
.]
[F.
invoquer
, L.
invocare
; pref.
in-
in, on +
vocare
to call, fr.
vox
voice. See
Voice
, and cf.
Invocate
.]
To call on for aid or protection; to invite earnestly or solemnly; to summon; to address in prayer; to solicit or demand by invocation; to implore;
as, to
invoke
the Supreme Being, or to
invoke
His and blessing
.
Go, my dread lord, to your great grandsire’s tomb, . . .
Invoke
his warlike spirit.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Invoke

INVO'KE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. invoco; in and voco, to call; vox, a word.]
1.
To address in prayer; to call on for assistance and protection; as, to invoke the Supreme Being. Poets invoke the muses for assistance.
2.
To order; to call judicially; as, to invoke depositions or evidence into a court.

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