Nearby Words
verb (used with object), -voked, -vok·ing.
to call together; summon to meet or assemble.
Origin:
1590–1600; (< Middle French convoquer) < Latin convocāre, equivalent to con- con- + vocāre to call
1590–1600; (< Middle French convoquer) < Latin convocāre, equivalent to con- con- + vocāre to call
Related forms
Synonyms
convene.
convene.
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Convoked
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
convoke
1590s, from Fr. convoquer (14c.), from L. convocare "to call together" (see convocation).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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