invocate

[ in-vuh-keyt ]
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verb (used with object),in·vo·cat·ed, in·vo·cat·ing.Archaic.

Origin of invocate

1
1520–30; <Latin invocātus (past participle of invocāre to call upon, invoke), equivalent to in-in-2 + vocā(re) to call + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from invocate

  • in·voc·a·tive [in-vok-uh-tiv, in-vuh-key-], /ɪnˈvɒk ə tɪv, ˈɪn vəˌkeɪ-/, adjective
  • in·vo·ca·tor, noun
  • un·in·voc·a·tive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for invocate

invocate

/ (ˈɪnvəˌkeɪt) /


verb
  1. an archaic word for invoke

Derived forms of invocate

  • invocative (ɪnˈvɒkətɪv), adjective
  • invocator, noun

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