convoke

con·voke  (kn-vk)

tr.v. con·voked, con·vok·ing, con·vokes

To cause to assemble in a meeting; convene. See Synonyms at call.

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[French convoquer, from Old French, from Latin convocre : com-, com- + vocre, to call; see wek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·voker n.

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convoke [kənˈvəʊk]

vb

(tr) to call (a meeting, assembly, etc.) together; summon

[from Latin convocāre, from vocāre to call]

convocative  [kənˈvɒkətɪv] adj

convoker  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

convoke - call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium" convene summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

Translations

convoke [kənˈvəʊk] VT → convocar

convoke

vt meeting → einberufen; (Parl also) → zusammentreten lassen