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- pronunciation:
- suh
mn
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
summons, summoning, summoned |
definition 1: |
to call or notify to appear for a particular purpose.
You can summon a flight attendant by pressing that button.The employee was summoned to the main office.He was summoned to testify in court as a witness.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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- synonyms:
- call, call for
- similar words:
- ask, beckon, conjure, convene, invite, notify, request, subpoena
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definition 2: |
to call to convene or meet.
The date for the meeting was set, and the members of the council were summoned.The medium summoned the spirit of the deceased.- synonyms:
- call, convene, convoke
- similar words:
- assemble, collect, gather, marshal, muster
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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
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related words: |
activate, arraign, bid, challenge, command, desire, evoke, hale, levy, process, recall, recollect, revive, ticket |
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derivation: |
summoner (n.) |
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