convoke

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French convoquer, from Latin convocare, from con- (“with”) + vocō (“to call”). Doublet of convocate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈvoʊk/
• Rhymes: -əʊk

Verb

convoke (third-person singular simple present convok, present participle ing, simple past and past participle convoked)

1. (transitive) To convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting.
2. To call together.

Derived terms

• convocation

Related terms

• invoke

Translations

convene

• Bulgarian: свиквам (bg) (svikvam), събирам (bg) (sǎbiram)
• German: einberufen (de)
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• Russian: собира́ть (ru) (sobirátʹ), созывать (ru) (sozyvatʹ)
• Spanish: convocar (es)