summon

sum·mon  (smn)

tr.v. sum·moned, sum·mon·ing, sum·mons

1. To call together; convene.

2. To request to appear; send for. See Synonyms at call.

3. Law To order to appear in court by the issuance of a summons.

4. To order to take a specified action; bid: summon the captain to surrender.

5. To call forth; evoke: "He summoned up a smile, though it seemed to take all his strength" Colin Turnbull.

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[Middle English somonen, from Old French somondre, from Vulgar Latin *summonere, from Latin summonre, to remind privately, hint to : sub-, secretly; see sub- + monre, to warn; see men-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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summon·er n.

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summon

Verb

1. to order (someone) to come

2. send for (someone) to appear in court

3. to call upon (someone) to do something: the authorities had summoned the relatives to be available

4. to convene (a meeting)

5. (often foll. by up)to call into action (one's strength, courage, etc.); muster [Latin summonere to give a discreet reminder]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	summon - call in an official matter, such as to attend court summons, cite vouch - summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title send for, call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" demand - summon to court
	2.	summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer" page - contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system buzz - call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant" send for, call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" convoke, convene - call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium" beckon - summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
	3.	summon - gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" muster, muster up, rally, come up gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
	4.	summon - make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" mobilize, marshal, mobilise gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

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summon

verb 1. send for, call, bid, invite, rally, assemble, convene, call together, convoke

verb 2. (often with up) gather, muster, draw on, invoke, mobilize, call into action

Translations

summon [ˈsʌmən] vt [+ person] → llamar [+ meeting]; convocar;

to summon a witness → citar a un testigo

summon up vt [+ courage] → armarse de

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summon [ˈsʌmən] vt → appeler, convoquer;

to summon a witness → citer or assigner un témoin

summon up vt → rassembler, faire appel à

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summon [ˈsʌmən] vt → rufen, kommen lassen;

(help) → holen;

(meeting) → einberufen;

(Law) (witness) → vorladen

summon up summon vt → aufbringen

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summon [ˈsʌmən] vt → chiamare, convocare;

to summon a witness → citare un testimone

summon up vt → raccogliere, fare appello a