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con⋅voke

  [kuhn-vohk]
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–verb (used with object), -voked, -vok⋅ing.
to call together; summon to meet or assemble.
Origin:
1590–1600; (< MF convoquer) < L convocāre, equiv. to con- con- + vocāre to call

Related forms:
con⋅voc⋅a⋅tive  [kuhn-vok-uh-tiv] , adjective
con⋅vok⋅er  [kuhn-voh-ker] , con⋅vo⋅cant  [kon-vuh-kuhnt] , noun

Synonyms:
convene.
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con·voke   (kən-vōk')   
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

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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