Advoke

//ədˈvəʊk// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To summon or call (to a higher tribunal). transitive

Etymology

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

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