The difference between Cite and Invoke
When used as verbs, cite means to quote, whereas invoke means to call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
Cite is also noun with the meaning: a citation.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cite and Invoke
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Cite as a verb:
to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
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Cite as a verb:
to list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
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Cite as a verb:
to summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.
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Cite as a noun (informal):
a citation
Examples:
"We used the number of cites as a rough measure of the significance of each published paper."
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Invoke as a verb (transitive):
To call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
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Invoke as a verb (transitive):
To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
Examples:
"In certain Christian circles, invoking the Bible constitutes irrefutable proof."
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Invoke as a verb (transitive):
To conjure up with incantations.
Examples:
"This satanist ritual invokes Beelzebub."
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Invoke as a verb (transitive):
To bring about as an inevitable consequence.
Examples:
"Blasphemy is taboo as it may invoke divine wrath."
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Invoke as a verb (transitive):
To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
Examples:
"The envoy invoked the King of Kings's magnanimity to reduce his province's tribute after another drought. "
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Invoke as a verb (transitive, computing):
To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.
Examples:
"Interactive programs let the users enter choices and invoke the corresponding routines."