|
|
sum·mon
 summon
- pronunciation:
- suh
m
 n
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
summoned, summoning, summons |
| definition 1: |
to call or notify to appear for a particular purpose.
He was summoned to court as a witness.You can summon a flight attendant by pressing that button.The teacher received an urgent phone call and was summoned to the office.- synonyms:
- call, call for
- similar words:
- ask, beckon, conjure, convene, invite, notify, request, subpoena
|
| definition 2: |
to call to convene or meet.
The date for the meeting was set, and the members of the council were summoned.- synonyms:
- call, convene, convoke
- similar words:
- assemble, collect, gather, marshal, muster
|
| definition 3: |
to call up; rouse.
She summoned all her nerve to ask the question that had been on her mind.- synonyms:
- draw on, muster
- similar words:
- collect, conjure, evoke, gather, invoke, rouse
|
| related words: |
activate, arraign, bid, challenge, command, desire, evoke, hale, levy, process, recall, recollect, revive, ticket |
| derivation: |
summoner (n.) |
|
|