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Summon

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Verb

1. cite, summon, summons

call in an official matter, such as to attend court

2. summon

ask to come

Example Sentences:
'summon a lawyer'

3. come up, muster, muster up, rally, summon

gather or bring together

Example Sentences:
'muster the courage to do something'
'she rallied her intellect'
'Summon all your courage'

4. marshal, mobilise, mobilize, summon

make ready for action or use

Example Sentences:
'marshal resources'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Summon

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to order to come; send for, esp to attend court, by issuing a summons
2. 
to order or instruct (to do something) or call (to something)
the bell summoned them to their work
3. 
to call upon to meet or convene
4. (often foll by up)
to muster or gather (one's strength, courage, etc)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Summon

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verb transitive
1. 
to call together; order to meet or convene
2. 
to order to come or appear; call for or send for with authority or urgency
3. 
to order, as by a summons, to appear in court
4. 
to call upon to do something
5. 
to call forth; rouse
often with up
summon up your courage

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Summon

see synonyms of summon
tr.v. sum·moned, sum·mon·ing, sum·mons
1.
a. To call together; convene: summon a meeting of officials. See Synonyms at call.
b. To request to appear; send for: summon a doctor to help an injured man.
2. To order to take a specified action; bid: summon the captain to surrender.
3.
a. To bring to mind or remember. Often used with up: We tried to summon up an image of our childhood friend.
b. To cause one to think of (something); evoke. Often used with up:"Badly cured hippie fur ... maté, and paraffin heating oil are the scents that summon up my remembrance of the late sixties" (Judith Thurman).
4. To bring into existence or readiness. Often used with up:"He summoned up a smile, though it seemed to take all his strength" (Colin Turnbull).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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