invocate
Example Sentences
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No considerable work was ever composed till its author, like an ancient magician, first retired to the grove, or to the closet, to invocate.
From Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions by Disraeli, Isaac
Henry the Fifth, thy ghost I invocate: Prosper this realm, keep it from civil broils, Combat with adverse planets in the heavens!
From King Henry VI, Part 1 by Shakespeare, William
Thou, Cæsar, at this instant art my god; Thee if I invocate, I shall not need To crave Apollo's aid or Bacchus' help; Thy power inspires the Muse that sings this war.
From The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)
Masterdom means power, rule; to invocate Apollo's masterdom is therefore to invocate Apollo's power to assist the Friar in his undertaking.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 by Hazlitt, William Carew
Do not invocate the name of anything, I pray you.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
