Invoke is used of putting into effect or calling upon such things as laws, authority, or privilege (“the principal invoked a rule forbidding students from asking questions”).

INVOKED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of invoke 2. to use a law in order to achieve something, or to…. Learn more.

INVOKED definition: (of a deity, saint, Muse, etc.) petitioned, prayed to, or called upon for help or aid. See examples of invoked used in a sentence.

To call on (a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration: "Stretching out her hands she had the air of a Greek woman who invoked a deity" (Ford Madox Ford).

Definition of invoke verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. invoke something (against somebody) to mention or use a law, rule, etc. as a reason for doing something. It is unlikely that libel …

If you invoke a law, you state that you are taking a particular action because that law allows or tells you to. The judge invoked an international law that protects refugees.

to call on (a deity, spirit, etc.), as in prayer: The minister invoked the Holy Spirit in the confirmation service. to declare to be in effect: to invoke the law.

He invoked his Fifth Amendment privileges. The suspect invoked his right to an attorney. They invoked God's mercy.

Oct 22, 2025 · invoke (third-person singular simple present invokes, present participle invoking, simple past and past participle invoked) (transitive) To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or …

To invoke is to call up something such as a law, a higher power, or even a ghost. In court, you might invoke the Fifth Amendment (the right not to say something that will make you look bad) if you don't …