How to Use Invoke and Evoke Correctly
The English language can be difficult at times. One of the confusions arises with words that sound alike, look alike, derive from the same lineage, i.e., Latin or Greek, but mean entirely different things. The words "evoke" and "invoke" are such a set of words with definitions quite different from one another.
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Observe how these two words "evoke" and "invoke" both come from the Latin root word "vocare," which mean "to call."
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Understand how the prefixes of these two words make the definitions quite different in both English and Latin.
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Know that "evoke" means "reaction," to solicit a "response" or to call something forth.
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Use "invoke" for the act of invoking or making an invocation. The definition of "invoke" is "to appeal to or call forth earnestly." The word is more direct and active than "evoke" is.
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Note the other modern use of "invoke" is as a legal term. Lawyers use the word "invoke" in legal arguments, as in "to appeal to, to cite." The lawyer invoked the self-defense principle.
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Apply these words thoughtfully. Learn the differences. Make an invocation to invoke your guardian angel, but be sure you evoke the proper attitude from within yourself first.
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