Invoke
Pronunciation : In*voke"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. invoquer, L. invocare; pref. in- in, on + vocare to call, fr. vox voice. See Voice, and cf. Invocate.]
Definition : Defn: 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. Shak.
t. [imp. & p. p. Invoked; p. pr. & vb. n. Invoking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913