Buy and Invoke

Buy

Buy verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.

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

Nearby Words: buyer, buying

Invoke

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

Buy and invoke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Buy" instead a verb "Invoke".

Nearby Words: invocation, invoking

Common collocations

love buy love invoke love
time buy time invoke time

Both words in one sentence

  • Face–Heel Turn: When Inga learns that Eldar is in love with her, she tries to invoke this by turning Eldar against the other wreckers and encouraging him to buy them out.
  • Color-Coded Wizardry Purchasing supplies for a ritual circle to invoke a needed spell, the protagonist has to buy an extra-large box of crayons, because the smaller boxes didn't have a dark enough blue!
  • Exalted, having a point-buy system, allows you to build your characters any way you want, so you can invoke this trope as often as you wish.
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