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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

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

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

Example sentences from the Web for invocate

  • Do you invocate the blessed Mary and the saints, and trust to their merits and intercession?

    One Snowy Night|Emily Sarah Holt

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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