Ĭn'vo-cāte, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. INVOCATED; p. pr. & vb. n. INVOCATING.] [Lat. invocare, invocatum, from prefix in and vocare, to call; It. invocare, Sp. invocar, Fr. invoquer.] To invoke; to call on in supplication; to implore; to address in prayer. If Dagon be thy god, Go to his temple, invocate his aid. Milton.