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advoke

/ədˈvəʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ad-voke
IPA
/ədˈvəʊk/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To summon or call (to a higher tribunal).

Transitive verb

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin advocare, formed from ad + vocare (“to call”). Doublet of advocate, avouch, and avow.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *wekʷ-, advocare

Usage

Inflected Forms

advokes (present, singular) advoking (participle, present) advoked (participle, past) advoked (past)

Frequently Paired Words

avoke

Rhymes With

broke joke smoke spoke stroke woke folk oak coke sport one's oak stoke choke

Questions

How do you pronounce advoke?
The recorded pronunciation is /ədˈvəʊk/.
What does advoke mean?
To summon or call (to a higher tribunal).
Where does advoke come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce advoke

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