The difference between Invoke and Petition
When used as verbs, invoke means to call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance, whereas petition means to make a request to, commonly in written form.
Petition is also noun with the meaning: a formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
check bellow for the other definitions of Invoke and Petition
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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."
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Petition as a noun:
A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
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Petition as a noun:
A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause.
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Petition as a noun (legal):
A formal written request for judicial action.
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Petition as a noun:
A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty.
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Petition as a verb (transitive):
To make a request to, commonly in written form.
Examples:
"The villagers petitioned the council to demolish the dangerous building."