invoquez

Invoquez is the imperative form of the French verb invoquer. It is used to issue a command or request to one or more people, telling them to call upon, summon, or appeal to something or someone. The form appears in religious, ceremonial, rhetorical, or instructional contexts, as well as in modern discussions of invoking procedures or powers.

The verb invoquer comes from Old French invoquer, itself from Latin invocare, meaning to call upon or appeal to. The root invoc- is related to vocare, to call, and it has produced related terms in many Romance languages, such as invocation (invocation) and invocateur (one who invokes).

Common usage spans several domains. In religious or liturgical language, it may direct believers to invoke a divine presence or aid. In legal or formal rhetoric, it can mean to appeal to authorities, precedents, or mechanisms. In literature, it may describe summoning memories, voices, or spirits. In contemporary technology, the English term “invoke” often translates as invoquer in French, though French developers frequently use expressions like appeler une fonction; invokasi and invocation still appear in broader technical or bilingual texts.

Grammatically, invoquez is the vous imperative form and is used to address multiple people or to address a single person formally. The tu imperative for invoquer is invoque, while nous we use invoquons and vous invoquez. The related noun invocatio corresponds to the act of invoking, and the adjective invocable (something that can be invoked) is used in technical writing.

See also: invocation, invocateur, invocatoire, invocable.