sum|mon

sum|mon
sum|mon «SUHM uhn», transitive verb.
1. to call with authority; order to come; send for: »

to summon men to defend their country. Summon the children to dinner. A telegram summoned him home. Figurative. It is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell (Shakespeare).

 SYNONYM(S): See syn. under call. (Cf. ↑call)
2. to call together by authority for action or deliberation; convoke: »

to summon a legislative body.

3. to order or notify formally to appear before a court or judge, especially to answer a charge.
4. to call upon to do something: »

The church bells summon people to worship.

5. to call upon (a fort, army, or other group or installation) to surrender.
6. Figurative. to stir to action or effort; call up; arouse: »

He summoned his courage and entered the deserted house.

╂[Middle English sumunen, or somenen < Anglo-French, Old French sumun-, stem of somondre < Vulgar Latin summonere to call, cite, for Latin summonēre hint to < sub- underneath + monēre warn]
–sum´mon|a|ble, adjective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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