summon
verb
sum·mon ˈsə-mən 
summoned; summoning ˈsə-mə-niŋ
ˈsəm-niŋ
transitive verb
1
: to issue a call to convene : convoke
2
: to command by service of a summons to appear in court
3
: to call upon for specified action
4
: to bid to come : send for
summon a physician
5
: to call forth : evoke —often used with up
summonable
ˈsə-mə-nə-bəl
adjective summoner
ˈsə-mə-nər
noun ˈsəm-nər
Synonyms
- call
- hail
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
The queen summoned him back to the palace. without explanation, the managing editor summoned me to his office
Recent Examples on the Web Peele and Key play the titular Wendell and Wild, respectively, two demon brothers who enlist the aid of a young girl, Kat (This Is Us star Lyric Ross), to summon them to the Land of the Living. 
Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Osaka was unable to summon the serving or court coverage on which her game is based, in part because her practice time and recent match play have been limited. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 The overs started ticking away as Babar and Shafique through to the end of day four where the pitch had played relatively sedately marked by Starc unable to summon his reverse swing prowess from 24 hours earlier. Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 But for those of us who were scared our thoughts would accidentally summon Bloody Mary as kids, there’s also the official trailer above. Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2021 Birmingham fans saw a future CFL Hall of Famer summon the last great season of his career in 1995. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 4 July 2022 As with his other timeline form, Ben's power remains a portal in his chest that can summon some powerful tentacles to do his bidding. Evan Romano, Men's Health, 22 June 2022 But this much is true: If provoked, yellow jackets will sting — often over and over — and summon many friends to the fight. Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping, 18 June 2022 Covington Catholic made a late run to try and summon any remaining energy, but their efforts came up short as St. Xavier won the second set 6-2 to advance to the title match. Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 2 June 2022 See More
Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Osaka was unable to summon the serving or court coverage on which her game is based, in part because her practice time and recent match play have been limited. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 The overs started ticking away as Babar and Shafique through to the end of day four where the pitch had played relatively sedately marked by Starc unable to summon his reverse swing prowess from 24 hours earlier. Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 But for those of us who were scared our thoughts would accidentally summon Bloody Mary as kids, there’s also the official trailer above. Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2021 Birmingham fans saw a future CFL Hall of Famer summon the last great season of his career in 1995. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 4 July 2022 As with his other timeline form, Ben's power remains a portal in his chest that can summon some powerful tentacles to do his bidding. Evan Romano, Men's Health, 22 June 2022 But this much is true: If provoked, yellow jackets will sting — often over and over — and summon many friends to the fight. Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping, 18 June 2022 Covington Catholic made a late run to try and summon any remaining energy, but their efforts came up short as St. Xavier won the second set 6-2 to advance to the title match. Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 2 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English somnen, somonen, from Anglo-French somondre, from Vulgar Latin *summonere, alteration of Latin summonēre to remind secretly, from sub- secretly + monēre to warn — more at sub-, mind
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing summon
Kids Definition
summon
verb
sum·mon ˈsə-mən
summoned; summoning
1
: to call or send for : convene
The clerk … summoned a bellboy and handed him a key. "Take this gentleman to his room!" E. B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
E. B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan2
: to order to appear before a court of law
3
: to call into being : arouse
She tried to summon up courage.
Legal Definition
summon
transitive verb
sum·mon
: to command by service of a summons to appear in court
summoning
verb
1
as in calling
to demand or request the presence or service of without explanation, the managing editor summoned me to his office Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- calling
- asking
- hailing
- inviting
- requesting
- invoking
- ordering
- sending for
- assembling
- citing
- convening
- mustering
- bidding
- beckoning
- ringing
- convoking
- commanding
- demanding
- subpoenaing
- calling out
- requisitioning
- calling up
- whistling
- paging
- buzzing
- knelling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dismissing
- sending (away)
- turning away
- banishing
- ejecting
- expelling
- routing
- ousting
- drumming (out)
- kicking out
- throwing out
- outing
- booting (out)
- casting out
- turfing (out)
- running off
2
as in gathering
to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers managed to summon a bright smile despite the gloomy day Synonyms & Similar Words
- gathering
- evoking
- eliciting
- getting up
- educing
- raising
- conjuring (up)
3
as in mustering
to bring together in assembly by or as if by command summoned a special session of parliament Synonyms & Similar Words
- mustering
- calling
- assembling
- convening
- gathering
- convoking
- rallying
- collecting
- grouping
- calling out
- amassing
- reassembling
- calling in
- knelling
- calling up
- reconvening
- rounding up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dissolving
- breaking up