How to pronounce invoke
American English pronunciation
in-VOHK
- IPA
- /ɪnˈvoʊk/
- Syllables
- in · VOHK (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What invoke means
To call on a rule, name, or power for support
In a sentence: When the game got too loud, Sam invoked the house rule that nobody yells indoors.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning to call upon.
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