Induct vs Invoke - What's the difference?
induct | invoke |
to formally or ceremoniously install in an office, position, et cetera.
to introduce into (particularly if certain knowledge or experience is required, such as ritual adulthood or cults).
to draft into military service.
to bring in as a member.
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.
To conjure up with incantations.
To bring about as an inevitable consequence.
To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
(computing) To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.
* C++ lets you invoke an operator function either by calling the function or by using the overloaded operator with its usual syntax. — Stephen Prata.
As verbs the difference between induct and invoke
is that induct is to formally or ceremoniously install in an office, position, et cetera while invoke is to call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.induct
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(en verb)References
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Alternative forms
* envokeVerb
(invok)- In certain Christian circles invoking the Bible constitutes irrefutable proof.
- This satanist ritual invokes Beelzebub.
- Blasphemy is taboo as it may invoke divine wrath.
- The envoy invoked the King of Kings's magnanimity to reduce his province's tribute after another draught.
- Interactive programs let the users enter choices and invoke the corresponding routines.