Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

invocate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-vo-cate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To implore or invoke.

verb

To conjure up or summon.

Example Sentences

"Be thou the tenth Muſe, ten times more in worth / Then thoſe old nine which rimers inuocate, […]"
"[B]oth the muſes and the graces are his hard Miſtriſſes, though he daily Invocate them, though he ſacrifize Hecatombs, they ſtil look a ſquint, […]"
"For proof hereof, if Dagon be thy god, / Go to his Temple, invocate his aid"
"Poore key-cold Figure of a holy King, Pale Aſhes of the Houſe of Lancaſter; Thou bloodleſſe Remnant of that Royall Blood, Be it lawfull that I inuocate thy Ghoſt, To heare the Lamentations of poore Anne, Wife to thy Edward, to thy ſlaugthered Sonne, Stab'd by the ſelfeſame hand that made theſe wounds."

Etymology

First attested in 1530; borrowed from Latin invocātus, perfect passive participle of invocō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of invoke.

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1530

Word Breakdown

Root: *wekʷ-

Inflected Forms

invocates (present, singular) invocating (participle, present) invocated (participle, past) invocated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

invocation invocator

Questions

What does invocate mean?: To implore or invoke.
Where does invocate come from?: First known use: First attested in 1530.

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