summon synonyms

summon

v.

  1. To call

    request, beckon, send for, bid, ask, draft, petition, signal, motion, sign, order, command, direct, enjoin, invoke, conjure up, muster, ring, rouse, charge, recall, call in, call for, call out, call forth, call up, call away, call down, subpoena, summons*, volunteer*. *

  2. To convene

    call together, convoke, gather; see assemble 2. See syn. study at call.

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