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   summon

   /ˈsʌmən/

   verb

   • 1. order (someone) to be present: "a waiter was summoned" Similar send forcall forask forrequest the presence ofdemand the presence ofaskinvitearchaic:bid
   • ▪ authoritatively call on (someone) to be present as a defendant or witness in a law court: "if the person summoned does not appear he may be arrested" Similar serve with a summonssummonsciteserve with a citationserve with a writsubpoena
   • ▪ urgently demand (help): "she summoned medical assistance"
   • ▪ call people to attend (a meeting): "he summoned a meeting of head delegates" Similar conveneassembleordercallmusterrallylevyround upannouncedeclareformal:convoke
   • 2. make an effort to produce (a particular quality or reaction) from within oneself: "she managed to summon up a smile" Similar mustergathercollectrallycall into actionmobilizescrew up
   • ▪ call an image to mind: "names that summon up images of far-off places" Similar call to mindbring to mindcall up/forthconjure upevokerecallreviveinvokeraisearousekindleawakenexcitestir upspark (off)provoke

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French somondre, from Latin summonere ‘give a hint’, later ‘call, summon’, from sub- ‘secretly’ + monere ‘warn’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. summonable adjective
   • 2. summoner noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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