summon
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ʌmən
Etymology [edit]
From Anglo-Norman somoundre, from Old French sumundre, from Vulgar Latin *summundre, from Latin summonere, itself from sub + monere.
Verb [edit]
summon (third-person singular simple present summons, present participle summoning, simple past and past participle summoned) (transitive)
- To call people together; to convene.
- 2007. Zerzan, John. Silence.
- Silence is primary, summoning presence to itself; so it's a connection to the realm of origin.
- 2007. Zerzan, John. Silence.
- To ask someone to come; to send for.
- (law) To order someone to appear in court, especially by issuing a summons.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to call people together
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to ask someone to come
law: to order someone to appear in court
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