convoke
verb /kənˈvəʊk/
/kənˈvəʊk/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they convoke | /kənˈvəʊk/ /kənˈvəʊk/ |
| he / she / it convokes | /kənˈvəʊks/ /kənˈvəʊks/ |
| past simple convoked | /kənˈvəʊkt/ /kənˈvəʊkt/ |
| past participle convoked | /kənˈvəʊkt/ /kənˈvəʊkt/ |
| -ing form convoking | /kənˈvəʊkɪŋ/ /kənˈvəʊkɪŋ/ |
- convoke somebody/something to gather together a group of people for a formal meeting synonym convene
- On 23 December 800 Charles convoked a council of bishops and nobles.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin convocare, from con- ‘together’ + vocare ‘call’.