Bring and Invoke

Bring

Bring verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

Usage example: in the end, the lawsuit brought distress to everyone, including the plaintiff

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Invoke and bring are semantically related In some cases you can use "Invoke" instead a verb "Bring".

Nearby Word: bringing

Invoke verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

Usage example: we should be prepared for the possibility that any solution may invoke another set of problems

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Bring and invoke are semantically related in summon topic. Sometimes you can use "Bring" instead a verb "Invoke".

Nearby Words: invocation, invoking

love	bring love	invoke love
power	bring power	invoke power
end	bring end	invoke end
death	bring death	invoke death
Other words: destruction, time, light.

Authors who want those same characters taken down a peg bring out the ysalamiri and invoke this trope, as in The New Rebellion.

Source: Sense Loss Sadness
In Season 4 of Person of Interest, Harold Finch tries to invoke this on the rest of Team Machine, but they all slowly work on him to bring him around.

Source: We Are Not Going Through That Again
Bring My Brown Pants: A lot of scientists invoke this trope while they're cowering from you.

Source: Video Game / Warp

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