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reinvoke

verb

Etymology

From re- + invoke.

  1. derived from invocō
  2. derived from envoquer
  3. inherited from *invoken✻
  4. prefixed as reinvoke — “re + invoke”

Definitions

  1. To invoke again.

    • Reinvokes the function in the current frame (restart its execution at the beginning), optionally changing the arguments.
    • Such perceived helplessness on the part of the therapist reinvokes the image of the ineffectual parent who could do nothing to protect her child from extreme forms of abuse.
    • He reinvokes the value of experientially acquired wisdom (paideia).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for reinvoke. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA