convoke (redirected from convokes)

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

Verb

[-voking, -voked] Formal to call together [Latin convocare]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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