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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.
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Origin of invocate
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, adjectiveWords nearby invocate
invitee, inviting, in vitro, in vitro fertilization, in vivo, invocate, invocation, invoice, invoke, involucel, involucrate
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How to use invocate in a sentence
Be thou the tenth Muse ten times more in worth Than those old nine which rhymers invocate.
Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592|Arthur AchesonDo 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
Derived forms of invocate
invocative (ɪnˈvɒkətɪv), adjectiveinvocator, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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