invocate

[ in-vuh-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.

, in·vo·cat·ed, in·vo·cat·ing.

1. invoke.

invocate

/ ˈɪnvəˌkeɪt; ɪnˈvɒkətɪv /

verb

1. an archaic word for invoke

Derived Forms

• ˈinvoˌcator, noun
• invocative, adjective

Other Words From

• in·voc·a·tive [in-, vok, -, uh, -tiv, in, -v, uh, -key-], adjective
• invo·cator noun
• unin·voca·tive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of invocate¹

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

Example Sentences

Be thou the tenth Muse ten times more in worth Than those old nine which rhymers invocate.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• ask
• beseech
• recite
• urge