What is the meaning of the word Avoke? (English meaning)

[askingquestion]

I look in the Dictionary and his definitions is:
Avoke = To call from or back again
I don't understand nothing. Can someone explain to me the definition (i.e. in other words).
Thanks in Advance.

 

[phinds]

Did you also see that it is obsolete? I have read thousands of books in English over a period of many decades and I have never seen that word used.

Are you reading a very old textbook or something?

 

[fresh_42]

Neither my etymology website nor the Cambridge dictionary knows that word. However, they refuse to know the term voke either. I love these sites!

 

[askingquestion]

Did you also see that it is obsolete? I have read thousands of books in English over a period of many decades and I have never seen that word used.

Are you reading a very old textbook or something?

I don't remember the context of its. I think there was expression like (I not sure exactly!!):
"to avoke the law"

 

[phinds]

I don't remember the context of its. I think there was expression like (I not sure exactly!!):
"to avoke the law"

Hm ... to "invoke" the law would make sense in modern English.

It IS possible that this archaic term is still in use in legal documents. Lawyers LOVE obscure words.

 

[askingquestion]

More definition:
To call away or back.
In the link: https://www.wordnik.com/words/avoke
What is to call away a law?

 

[hutchphd]

To call back a law from away meaning another time or place..
This has good Latin roots avoco ("call"+"away"). I rather like the word.
But I am also fond of expletives

 

[Haborix]

To call back a law from away meaning another time or place..
This has good Latin roots avoco ("call"+"away"). I rather like the word.
But [And] I am also fond of expletives

Fixed that for you. A man of culture, you are.

 

[Bystander]

How 'bout "evoke?"

 

[pinball1970]

How 'bout "evoke?"

I was thinking that.

 

[Haborix]

@askingquestion Could you tell us where you encountered this word?

 

[Vanadium 50]

I don't remember the context

So you don't remember the context, and it seems like you aren't even correctly remmebering the word - and you certainly can't check it since you don't remember exactly where you saw it.

I'm looking for a word that means "wasting everybody's time".

 

[askingquestion]

So you don't remember the context, and it seems like you aren't even correctly remmebering the word - and you certainly can't check it since you don't remember exactly where you saw it.

I'm looking for a word that means "wasting everybody's time".

You right. So, I will not continue asking question on this stage.

 

[PeroK]

That certainly provoked a response!

 

[berkeman]

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[DrClaude]

You right. So, I will not continue asking question on this stage.

The thread will thus remain closed.