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CONVOKE
convoke, convene
(verb) call together; “The students were convened in the auditorium”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
convoke (third-person singular simple present convokes, present participle convoking, simple past and past participle convoked)
(transitive) To convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting.
To call together.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*voke", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Convoked; p.pr. & vb.n. Convoking.] Etym: [L. convocare: cf. F. convoquer. See Convocate.]
Definition: To call together; to summon to meet; to assemble by summons. There remained no resource but the dreadful one of convoking a parliament. palfrey.
Syn.
– To summon; assemble; convene. See Call.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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