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
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.
summon (plural summons)
call, command, order
• 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
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
