Word of the Day: INVOKE
To appeal, implore, or implement
invoke (verb) - to petition for help or bring into effect; to appeal to or call upon a higher power [in-vohk]
BREAKDOWN: IN- (in) + VOK- (call)
an invocation is a spell, speech, or incantation directed to a higher power
invocational means formally requesting a blessing, inspiration, or visitation
an invoker is one who calls upon, appeals to, or implements an operation, power, or process
See also: evoke, irrevocable, unequivocal, supervocalic
“If someone doesn’t value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide that proves they should value evidence. If someone doesn’t value logic, what logical argument would you invoke to prove they should value logic?” —Sam Harris
