invoke

invoke is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: in'vōk, IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈvoʊk/, SAMPA: /In"voUk/

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Verb

Plain form invoke

Third-person singular invokes

Past tense invoked

Past participle invoked

Present participle invoking

1. When someone invokes a rule, they use the rule in a specific situation.

   For the government to do that legally, they would have to invoke the "notwithstanding" clause of the constitution.