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- verb Alternative form of
invoke .
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Examples
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His willingness to envoke a person going through a very difficult time and not involved in the questionable business of politics for the purpose of deflecting questions from reports is appauling.
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The Republicans would not be standing, if they did not envoke the memory of Regan into every issue in their platform.
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For the GOP to envoke anything "Enron" is incredible.
State of the Union: John King's Crib Sheet for December 20 2009
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This change had initially little effect because in those days it was about as hard to get sixty Senators in the Chamber as it was to get two-thirds of those actually there to envoke cloture.
With regard to the health care rationing bill passing: Don’t get mad. | RedState 2010
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People who think correctly and are genuinely god-fearing are more likely to envoke god's mercy.
Only The English are British Newmania 2008
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Can't wait to see Visitor play Mrs V … hey how cool is that. 2 more things Jason needs to be really strong and menacing and I mean menacing having a machete is not enought he really needs to envoke fear on his prey.
First Look: The New Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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People who think correctly and are genuinely god-fearing are more likely to envoke god's mercy.
Saturday morning rant (story v language) lili 2008
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People who think correctly and are genuinely god-fearing are more likely to envoke god's mercy.
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Without it people would become GENUINLY afraid and often would envoke god's mercy, making progress in the process.
Saturday morning rant (story v language) lili 2008
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People who think correctly and are genuinely god-fearing are more likely to envoke god's mercy.
Letter Two Newmania 2008
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