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Synonyms for summon

Grammar : Verb
Spell : suhm-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌm ən

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Définition of summon

Origin :
  • c.1200, from Anglo-French, Old French sumundre "summon," from Vulgar Latin *summundre "to call, cite," from Latin summonere "hint to," from sub "under" + monere "warn, advise" (see monitor (n.)). Summons "authoritative call to be at a certain place for a certain purpose" is late 13c., from Old French sumunse, noun use of fem. past participle of somondre. Summoner "petty officer who cites persons to appear in court" is from early 14c.; contracted form sumner is from mid-14c.
  • verb call to a place
Example sentences :
  • We summon all our knowledge of the past and we scan all signs of the future.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • If I could summon any one of the three to my aid and comfort I would.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Rising, he called one of the servants, and bade her summon Margaret.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • Abruptly the man turned in his chair to summon a waiter, and exposed his profile.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • "I will summon her," said the Lady Abbess, and sank into the ground.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • She tried to summon the words to her lips and have them ready.
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
  • This should be none other than the Honourable George, whom I would now summon.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • There was time for no more, and Saunders proceeded to summon the delinquent.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The captains come to the walls of Mansoul, and summon the town to surrender.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
  • It gave him a minute or two in which to summon his soul to face the position.
  • Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

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