SUMMON

mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summon

(verb) make ready for action or use; “marshal resources”

summon, summons, cite

(verb) call in an official matter, such as to attend court

summon

(verb) ask to come; “summon a lawyer”

muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up

(verb) gather or bring together; “muster the courage to do something”; “she rallied her intellect”; “Summon all your courage”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

summon (third-person singular simple present summons, present participle summoning, simple past and past participle summoned)

(transitive) To call people together; to convene.

(transitive) To ask someone to come; to send for.

To order (goods) and have delivered

(transitive) To rouse oneself to exert a skill.

Synonyms: summon up, muster, muster up

(fantasy, transitive) To call a resource by magic.

(legal, transitive) To order someone to appear in court, especially by issuing a summons.

Noun

summon (plural summons)

call, command, order

Anagrams

• musmon, nommus

Source: Wiktionary


Sum"mon, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Summoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Summoning.] Etym: [OE. somonen, OF. sumundre, semondre, F. semondre, from (assumed) LL. summonĂŞre, for L. summonere to give a hint; sub under + monere to admonish, to warn. See Monition, and cf. Submonish.]

1. To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up. Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. Shak. Trumpets summon him to war. Dryden.

2. To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses.

3. (Mil.)

Definition: To call upon to surrender, as a fort.

Syn.

– To call; cite; notify; convene; convoke; excite; invite; bid. See Call.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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