invocate

verb

in·​vo·​cate ˈin-və-ˌkāt 

invocated; invocating; invocates

transitive verb

archaic

: to call on or summon (someone, such as a deity or spirit) especially for help : invoke

Henry the Fifth, thy ghost I invocate …

—William Shakespeare

O beauteous angel! deign thou to infuse / A sprightly wit into my dulled muse. / I invocate none other saint but thee, / To grace the first blooms of my poesy.

—John Marston

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined above