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Dictionary: sum·mon   (sŭm'ən) pronunciation
tr.v., -moned, -mon·ing, -mons.
  1. To call together; convene.
  2. To request to appear; send for. See synonyms at call.
  3. Law. To order to appear in court by the issuance of a summons.
  4. To order to take a specified action; bid: summon the captain to surrender.
  5. To call forth; evoke: "He summoned up a smile, though it seemed to take all his strength" (Colin Turnbull).

[Middle English somonen, from Old French somondre, from Vulgar Latin *summonere, from Latin summonēre, to remind privately, hint to : sub-, secretly; see sub- + monēre, to warn.]

summoner sum'mon·er n.

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verb

  1. To bring together: assemble, call, cluster, collect1, congregate, convene, convoke, gather, get together, group, muster, round up. See collect/distribute.
  2. To demand to appear, come, or assemble: call, convene, convoke, muster, send for. See request.
  3. To call forth or bring out (something latent, hidden, or unexpressed): draw (out), educe, elicit, evoke. See show/hide.

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v

Definition: call to a place
Antonyms: dismiss, send away


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: v. - Call in an official matter, such as to attend court; To call up.

pronunciation We love music for the buried hopes, the garnered memories, the tender feelings it can summon at a touch. — Samuel Rogers, Source: Epigram.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - indkalde, stævne, sammenkalde, samle, opfordre, opbyde, påkalde

idioms:

  • summon up    påkalde, samle

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontbieden, sommeren, oproepen, dagvaarden

Français (French)
v. tr. - faire venir, convoquer, citer, (Mil) sommer, rassembler, évoquer

idioms:

  • summon up    rassembler, évoquer

Deutsch (German)
v. - einberufen, vorladen, rufen

idioms:

  • summon up    aufbringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καλώ, φωνάζω, προστάζω να παρουσιαστεί, συγκαλώ, μετακαλώ, (νομ.) κλητεύω

idioms:

  • summon up    συγκεντρώνω, οπλίζομαι με (δυνάμεις)

Italiano (Italian)
convocare, citare, ingiungere

idioms:

  • summon up    fare appello

Português (Portuguese)
v. - chamar

idioms:

  • summon up    intimar

Русский (Russian)
вызвать пригласить, приказывать, требовать, созывать, собирать, мобилизовать (силы, способности)

idioms:

  • summon up    собирать, мобилизовать (силы, способности)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - convocar, citar, reunir, emplazar, hacer venir, intimar, conminar, requerir

idioms:

  • summon up    reunir, conseguir, recordar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kalla på, kalla, tillkalla, kalla in, kalla samman, stämma, uppmana, uppfordra

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
召唤, 号召, 召集

idioms:

  • summon up    振作, 鼓起

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 召喚, 號召, 召集

idioms:

  • summon up    振作, 鼓起

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 소환하다, 소집하다, 요구하다

idioms:

  • summon up    (기운, 용기 등을) 내다, (마음이) 내키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 呼び出す, 召集する, 呼び起こす, 召喚する, 命令する

idioms:

  • summon up    奮い起こす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستدعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮זימן, כינס, קרא, הזמין (לדין), דרש, הורה להופיע‬


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