invoke
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(verb) cite as an authority: "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900" |
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Synonyms: appeal |
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Related Words: advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer |
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(verb) evoke or call forth: "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance" |
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Synonyms: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, put forward, raise, stir |
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Related Words: create, make |
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