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con·voke (k

n-v

)

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

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

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

con·voker n.

convoke [kənˈvəʊk]

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

[from Latin convocāre, from vocāre to call]

convocative [kənˈvɒkətɪv] adj

convoker n

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Verb

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

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