Verb

(head)

(invoke)

Verb

(invok)

To call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.

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To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.

In certain Christian circles invoking the Bible constitutes irrefutable proof.

To conjure up with incantations.

This satanist ritual invokes Beelzebub.

To bring about as an inevitable consequence.

Blasphemy is taboo as it may invoke divine wrath.

To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.

The envoy invoked the King of Kings's magnanimity to reduce his province's tribute after another draught.

(computing) To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.

Interactive programs let the users enter choices and invoke the corresponding routines.

* C++ lets you invoke an operator function either by calling the function or by using the overloaded operator with its usual syntax. — Stephen Prata.

Verb

(head)

(empower)

Verb

(en verb)

To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.

* {{quote-book, year=1985, author=William H. Tench, title=Safety is no accident

, passage=Regulations have been made under the Civil Aviation Acts of 1949, 1980 and 1982 which empower Inspectors of Accidents to do these things.}}

To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.

It's not enough to give women and minorities equal rights on paper; they need to be empowered to be able to make use of these rights.

John found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations.

* {{quote-book, year=1992, author=Nick Logan, title=The Face, page=11-130

, passage=Musically, what originally attracted me to dance was its shamanist aspects, using natural magic to change people's neurological states and to psychologically empower them.}}