Invoke is used of putting into effect or calling upon such things as laws, authority, or privilege (“the principal invoked a rule forbidding students from asking questions”).

INVOKED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of invoke 2. to use a law in order to achieve something, or to…. Learn more.

Invoked definition: (of a deity, saint, Muse, etc.) petitioned, prayed to, or called upon for help or aid.. See examples of INVOKED used in a sentence.

If you invoke a law, you state that you are taking a particular action because that law allows or tells you to. The judge invoked an international law that protects refugees.

To call on (a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration: "Stretching out her hands she had the air of a Greek woman who invoked a deity" (Ford Madox Ford).

Definition of invoke verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. invoke something (against somebody) to mention or use a law, rule, etc. as a reason for doing something. It is unlikely that libel …

Oct 22, 2025 · invoke (third-person singular simple present invokes, present participle invoking, simple past and past participle invoked) (transitive) To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or …

Synonyms for INVOKED: created, brought, caused, generated, prompted, spawned, produced, did; Antonyms of INVOKED: restricted, limited, suppressed, impeded, controlled, checked, repressed, stifled

Rather than answer the question, the witness invoked the Fifth Amendment against incriminating himself.

She invoked history to prove her point. He invoked his Fifth Amendment privileges. The suspect invoked his right to an attorney. They invoked God's mercy.