invoke – Call up; summon a spirit; call on the law or authority in support of your case

(Pronounced in-voke)

To remember the definition of the word invoke, use the following mnemonic:

He invited an oak (invoke) to support his case, calling on its authority as a long-standing member of the tree community.

Examples of invoke in a sentence

During the baptism, the priest will invoke a lifetime of blessings for the infant. 

To defeat her opponents, the superhero had to invoke Mother Nature’s power to create a tornado.

Police can invoke the law of trespass to regulate access to these places.