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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
summon/ˈsʌmən/
▶verb
- 1 authoritatively call on (someone) to be present, especially to appear in a law court.
- 2 call people to attend (a meeting).
- 3 (usu. summon something up) cause (a quality or reaction) to emerge from within oneself: she managed to summon up a smile.
– derivatives
summonable adjective,
summoner noun.
summonable adjective,
summoner noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. somondre, from L. summonere ‘give a hint’, later ‘call, summon’, from sub- ‘secretly’ + monere ‘warn’.
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