invoke Copy link Outline I. To address a deity1. invŏco, 12. vŏco, 1 (less freq.)II. To appeal to • invoke: I. To address a deity: 1. invŏco, 1: Pl.: Cic.: with precibus, Tac. A. 16, 31: to i. to help, in auxilium i., Quint. 4, prooem. 5. 2. vŏco, 1 (less freq.): Virg.: Hor. II. To appeal to: appello, implōro, obtestor, etc.: v. to appeal to, implore, beseech.
INVOKE Copy link • INVOKEinvocare: implorare (to implore). To invoke the Muses, invocare Musas: the gods, invocare or implorare deos; invocare atque obtestari deos; comprecari deos (especially for help); Deum testari; Deum invocare testem (to call God to witness): anybody’s protection or aid, implorare fidem alicujus; invocare subsidium alicujus; auxilium alicujus implorare et flagitare: the protection of a judge, ad judicis opem confugere: anybody’s compassion, alicujus misericordiam implorare, or implorare et exigere.