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invoke

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Synonyms & Antonyms of invoke

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

we should be prepared for the possibility that any solution may invoke another set of problems

Synonyms for invoke

beget,
breed,
bring,
bring about,
bring on,
catalyze,
cause,
create,
do,
draw on,
effect,
effectuate,
engender,
generate,
induce,
make,
occasion,
produce,
prompt,
result (in),
spawn,
translate (into),
work,
yield

Words Related to invoke

conduce (to),
contribute (to)

decide,
determine

begin,
establish,
father,
found,
inaugurate,
initiate,
innovate,
institute,
introduce,
launch,
pioneer,
set,
set up,
start

advance,
cultivate,
develop,
encourage,
forward,
foster,
further,
nourish,
nurture,
promote

enact,
render,
turn out

Phrases Synonymous with invoke

bring forth,
give rise to

Near Antonyms for invoke

impede,
limit,
restrict

clamp down (on),
crack down (on),
crush,
dampen,
put down,
quash,
quell,
repress,
smother,
squash,
squelch,
stifle,
subdue,
suppress

arrest,
check,
control,
curb,
inhibit,
rein (in),
restrain,
retard

can
[slang],
kill,
snuff (out),
still

abolish,
demolish,
destroy,
extinguish,
liquidate,
quench

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“Invoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invoke. Accessed 17 May. 2022.

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The first known use of invoke was in the 15th century

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