misinvoke
misinvoke verb: to invoke (any sense) in error.
Verb
misinvoke (third-person singular simple present misinvokes, present participle misinvoking, simple past and past participle misinvoked)
- To invoke (any sense) in error.
- To rationalize their self-validating procedure, they even misinvoke Thomas Kuhn's notion of "normal science,” apparently unaware that a like misinvocation could even legitimate exorcism and other forms of sheer quackery.1993, Adolf Grünbaum, Validation in the Clinical Theory of Psychoanalysis, page 222
- However, to reduce the work of Smith and Ricardo to one argument each is to overlook the nuances in their arguments and to misinvoke them as the forefathers of a purely economic liberalism.2008, John Ravenhill, Global Political Economy, page 41
Examples of misinvoke in a sentence
- And if the very notion of physical time becomes problematic in fundamental physics, as urged by John Wheeler, even the temptation to misinvoke divine creation ex nihilo is altogether undercut.2013, John Leslie, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, The Mystery of Existence: Why Is There Anything At All?, page 68:
- They misinvoke that law, and not only as noted in Blank and Centano.2016, California. Court of Appeal (4th Appellate District)., page 22:
Forms of misinvoke
| third-person singular present | misinvokes |
|---|---|
| present participle | misinvoking |
| past participle | misinvoked |
| past | misinvoked |
Origin of misinvoke
From mis- + invoke.
Questions about misinvoke
- What does misinvoke mean?
- Misinvoke means to invoke (any sense) in error.
- How do you use misinvoke in a sentence?
- And if the very notion of physical time becomes problematic in fundamental physics, as urged by John Wheeler, even the temptation to misinvoke divine creation ex nihilo is altogether undercut.
- What part of speech is misinvoke?
- Misinvoke is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misinvoke?
- The past tense of misinvoke is misinvoked.
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