convoke
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
con·voke 
[kuhn-vohk] Pronunciation Key
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[kuhn-vohk] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -voked, -vok·ing.
| to call together; summon to meet or assemble. |
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—Synonyms convene.
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| con·voke
(kən-vōk') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. con·voked, con·vok·ing, con·vokes To cause to assemble in a meeting; convene. See Synonyms at call. [French convoquer, from Old French, from Latin convocāre : com-, com- + vocāre, to call; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.] con·vok'er n. |
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| convoke | |
verb | |
| call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Convoke
Con*voke"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Convoked; p. pr. & vb. n. Convoking.] [L. convocare: cf. F. convoquer. See Convocate.] To call together; to summon to meet; to assemble by summons. There remained no resource but the dreadful one of convoking a parliament. --palfrey. Syn: To summon; assemble; convene. See Call.
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