transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsə-mən ]
transitive verb
( sum·moned ; sum·mon·ing ˈsə-mə-niŋ, ˈsəm-niŋ)
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
Date: 13th century
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
• sum·mon·able ˈsə-mə-nə-bəl adjective
• sum·mon·er ˈsə-mə-nər, ˈsəm-nər noun
Synonyms:
summon , call , cite , convoke , convene , muster mean to demand the presence of. summon implies the exercise of authority
was summoned to answer charges
call may be used less formally for summon
called the legislature into special session
cite implies a summoning to court usually to answer a charge
cited for drunken driving
convoke implies a summons to assemble for deliberative or legislative purposes
convoked a Vatican council
convene is somewhat less formal than convoke
convened the students
muster suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole
mustered the troops