Avhayati & Avheti [Sk. āhvayati, ā + hū or hvā] -- 1. to call upon, invoke, appeal to D i.244 (avhayāma imper.); PvA 164. -- 2. to call, call up, summon M 1.17; J ii.10, 252 (= pakkosati); v.220 (avhayesi); vi.18, 192, 273 (avhettha pret.); Vv 331 (avheti). -- 3. to give a name, to call, to address SnA 487 (= āmanteti ālapati). -- pp. avhāta (q. v.).

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