Upon
is formal and less commonly used thanon
.) •The duke invoked the wrath of God upon his enemies—to no avail.
•Walter invoked divine assistance on the proceedings, which weren't going very well.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
invoke — [[t]ɪnvo͟ʊk[/t]] invokes, invoking, invoked 1) VERB If you invoke a law, you state that you are taking a particular action because that law allows or tells you to. [V n] The judge invoked an international law that protects refugees. 2) VERB If… … English dictionary
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call down — verb 1. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic raise the specter of unemployment he conjured wild birds in the air call down the spirits from the mountain • Syn: ↑raise, ↑conjure, ↑conjure up, ↑invoke … Useful english dictionary
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