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invocate

[ in-vuh-keyt ]
/ ˈɪn vəˌkeɪt /
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verb (used with object), in·vo·cat·ed, in·vo·cat·ing.Archaic.
invoke.
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Origin of invocate

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-/, adjectivein·vo·ca·tor, nounun·in·voc·a·tive, adjective

Words nearby invocate

invitee, inviting, in vitro, in vitro fertilization, in vivo, invocate, invocation, invoice, invoke, involucel, involucrate
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Words related to invocate

ask, beseech, recite, urge, adjure, appeal, brace, crave, entreat, implore, importune, invoke, petition, request, say, solicit, sue, supplicate, cry for

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British Dictionary definitions for invocate

invocate
/ (ˈɪnvəˌkeɪt) /
verb
an archaic word for invoke

Derived forms of invocate

invocative (ɪnˈvɒkətɪv), adjectiveinvocator, noun
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