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invocate

[in-vuh-keyt]
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verb (used with object), in·vo·cat·ed, in·vo·cat·ing. Archaic.
  1. 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
Related formsin·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
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Historical Examples

  • 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

verb
  1. an archaic word for invoke
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Derived Formsinvocative (ɪnˈvɒkətɪv), adjectiveinvocator, noun
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