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[ verb ] call in an official matter, such as to attend court
Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)It would summon him once ; if he missed it , never_again . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)He did not want_to bring the Andruses to the station_house too early - Rheinholdt had summoned a press_conference , and he did n't want them subjected to the reporters again . |
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[ verb ] ask to come
Synonyms Examples "summon a lawyer" Used in print (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)Language was no problem anyway ; Mr._Phillips had only to signal from his doorway to summon aid from the ubiquitous bilingual children who played on the sidewalks of Mission_Street . (George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)He did not bother with his radio - there would be time for that later - but as he scrambled out on the pavement he saw the filling_station and the public telephone_booth and knew instantly how he had been summoned . |
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[ verb ] make ready for action or use
Examples "marshal resources" Related terms |
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