to call for the presence of, as by command, message, or signal; call.
to call or notify to appear at a specified place, especially before a court: to summon a defendant.
to authorize or order a gathering of; call together by authority, as for deliberation or action: to summon parliament.
to call into action; rouse; call forth (often. followed by up): to summon all one's courage.
Origin of summon
1175–1225; <Medieval Latin summonēre to summon, Latin: to remind unofficially, suggest, equivalent to sum-sum- + monēre to remind, warn; replacing Middle English somonen<Old French semondre,somondre<Vulgar Latin *summonere,Latin summonēre, as above
synonym study for summon
1-3. See call.
OTHER WORDS FROM summon
sum·mon·a·ble,adjectivesum·mon·er,nounre·sum·mon,verb (used with object)un·sum·mon·a·ble,adjective
The idea of being able to summon a custom ride anytime, anywhere using a powerful but tiny handheld computer was nothing short of inconceivable back then.
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They could summon other locusts to morph into a gregarious swarm.
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In Chu Renhu’s 17th-century Historical Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Mulan must choose between loyalty to the emperor and her commitment to chastity after the emperor summons her to be his consort.
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For example, people would be able to instantly play their favorite song by thinking about it or summon a self-driving car.
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Determined to summon a resiliency I wasn’t feeling, I gamely joined Zoom reunions and went to Zoom cocktail parties.
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Johnson could not summon a single word when he saw that Wilson had drawn his gun.
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Ullom had failed to summon help and had instead sought to remedy the situation by injecting her twice with cocaine.
The Black Widow of Silicon Valley|Michael Daly|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now you can summon them instantly on your screen, and track their new life post-you… Is he looking older, more haggard?
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For the unitiated, Uber is a hugely popular app that allows people to summon a private car with a few taps of their fingers.
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One minute her words prompt laughs, the next, they summon tears.
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Said the Cogia to the Emperor, after wishing him a blessing, ‘For what may it have pleased you to summon me?’
The Turkish Jester|Nasreddin Hoca
And in case a hum was heard that sounded like a hive, a certain cry, twice repeated, was to summon all the others to the spot.
The Boy Scouts on the Trail|Herbert Carter
He arranged it where it could best be seen, and beat drums before it to summon the spectators.
Oscar Wilde|Arthur Ransome
In the mean time, the governor held it necessary to summon the great council.
The Works of John Dryden, Volume XVI. (of 18)|John Dryden
I stood by the window, with hand stretched out to summon him back.
Memoirs of a Midget|Walter de la Mare
British Dictionary definitions for summon
summon
/ (ˈsʌmən) /
verb(tr)
to order to come; send for, esp to attend court, by issuing a summons
to order or instruct (to do something) or call (to something)the bell summoned them to their work
to call upon to meet or convene
(often foll by up)to muster or gather (one's strength, courage, etc)
Derived forms of summon
summonable, adjective
Word Origin for summon
C13: from Latin summonēre to give a discreet reminder, from monēre to advise