"invocate" meaning in English

See invocate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: invocates [present, singular, third-person], invocating [participle, present], invocated [participle, past], invocated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin invocare; invocatus, past participle of invocare. See invoke. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wekʷ-}}, {{bor|en|la|invocare}} Latin invocare, {{doublet|en|invoke|notext=1}} invoke Head templates: {{en-verb}} invocate (third-person singular simple present invocates, present participle invocating, simple past and past participle invocated)
  1. To implore or invoke.
    Sense id: en-invocate-en-verb-GIiJxo2Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. To conjure up or summon.
    Sense id: en-invocate-en-verb-RqmxHGys Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: invocation

Inflected forms

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