v.
1) ( C ) ('to summon') ~ a taxi for me; or: ~ me a taxi
2) ( esp. AE ) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ from ('to be from') (where do you ~ from?)
3) ( D ; tr. ) ('to proclaim') to ~ as (she was ~ed as a heroine)
4) (rare) ( N ; used with a noun) ('to name') to ~ smb. emperor