WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•vo•cate
(in′və kāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. [Archaic.]
in•voc•a•tive
(in vok′ə tiv, in′və kā′-),USA pronunciation adj.
in′vo•ca′tor, n.
- invoke.
- Latin invocātus (past participle of invocāre to call upon, invoke), equivalent. to in- in-2 + vocā(re) to call + -tus past participle suffix
- 1520–30;
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