Invoke and Make

Invoke

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

Nearby Words: invocation, invoking

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

Usage example: the cats made quite a disturbance when they knocked the Christmas tree over

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Invoke and make are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Invoke" instead a verb "Make".

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

love	invoke love	make love
sense	invoke sense	make sense
kind	invoke kind	make kind
speech	invoke speech	make speech
Other words: name, turn, time, use, example, version.

Humanoid Abomination: If you want to invoke Uncanny Valley, make them partially human-like.

Source: So You Want To / Write A Cosmic Horror Story
Mum Looks Like a Sister: Gothel wants to invoke this trope by using Rapunzel's hair to make herself look young while posing as her mother.

Source: Disney / Tangled
This doesn't make them significantly harder to dodge, but it makes you wish they were shorter so as to invoke Denial of Diagonal Attack.

Source: Goddamned Bats / Mega Man

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