invoke

v.实施;v.恳求,祈求;v.产生,造成

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
invoke (verb)
transitive verb
1.
a) to for help or support - petition
b) to appeal to or cite as authority
2.
to call forth by - incantation conjure
3.
to make an earnest request for - solicit
4.
to put into effect or operation - implement
5.
- bring about cause
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
invoke (verb)
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
SYNONYMS:
beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, cause, create, do, draw on, effectuate, engender, generate, induce, invoke, make, occasion, produce, prompt, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield
RELATED WORDS:
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
NEAR ANTONYMS:
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 [], kill, snuff (out), still; abolish, demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench
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