Generate and Invoke

Generate

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

Usage example: his rabble-rousing speech generated a lot of controversy among local taxpayers

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

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

Nearby Words: invocation, invoking

sympathy	generate sympathy	invoke sympathy
sense	generate sense	invoke sense
power	generate power	invoke power
kind	generate kind	invoke kind
Other words: effect, time, light, bit, effects, magic, names, powers.

Cassandra has the power to invoke prophetic holograms, which generate huge amounts of heat.

Source: Instant Oracle, Just Add Water
Magic Idol Singer: The Muramatsu media conglomerate make a big production of their attempt to invoke this trope, if only to generate publicity.

Source: Literature / Saga Of Soul
As the book puts it, "No testing your magic skill by sitting around the tower setting your couch on fire." As for the inversion one way of earning Fate Points is to invoke a flaw or trait of your character in order to generate further conflict or make your, or everyone's, life harder.

Source: Tabletop Game / Burning Wheel

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