invocate

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invocate

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First attested in 1530; borrowed from Latin invocātus, perfect passive participle of invocō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of invoke.

verb invocates · invocating · invocated

rare To implore or invoke. Be thou the tenth Muſe, ten times more in worth / Then thoſe old nine which rimers inuocate, […]
rare To conjure up or summon. Poore key-cold Figure of a holy King, Pale Aſhes of the Houſe of Lancaſter; Thou bloodleſſe Remnant of that Royall Blood, Be it lawfull that I inuocate thy Ghoſt, To heare the Lamentations of poore Anne, Wife to thy Edward, to thy ſlaugthered Sonne, Stab'd by the ſelfeſame hand that made theſe wound

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@misc{invocate_2026,
  title = {invocate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/invocate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}