Invoke and Prefer

Invoke

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

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

Nearby Words: invocation, invoking

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

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Invoke and prefer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Invoke" instead a verb "Prefer".

kind	invoke kind	prefer kind
style	invoke style	prefer style
idea	invoke idea	prefer idea
image	invoke image	prefer image
Other words: name, look, type, form, death, time, use, magic, version.

Dystopian governments also prefer Apathetic Citizens because they gave up rebelling, and might try to deliberately invoke this trope through Bread and Circuses.

Source: Apathetic Citizens
Much as in the The Order of the Stick example below, mind flayers in Dungeons & Dragons often invoke (the first variation of) this trope in supplementary materials, as they prefer to eat newly-acquired captives over long-term slave populations.

Source: Your Brain Won't Be Much of a Meal
Dee Dee and Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory invoke this trope once in a while, especially since Dee Dee seems to prefer Dexter over every guy that may be a possible Love Interest, due to the fact that every time guys (particularly Mandark) flirt with her, she sticks to Dexter.

Source: Incest Subtext

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