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English Dictionary: summon	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for summon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
summon v call in an official matter, such as to attend court [syn: summon, summons, cite] ask to come; "summon a lawyer" gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" Synonym(s): muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" Synonym(s): mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summon
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summon \Sum"mon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Summoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Summoning}.] [OE. somonen, OF. sumundre, semondre, F. semondre, from (assumed) LL. summon[ecr]re, for L. summon[c7]re to give a hint; sub under + monere to admonish, to warn. See {Monition}, and cf. {Submonish}.] 1. To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up. Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. --Shak. Trumpets summon him to war. --Dryden. 2. To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses. 3. (Mil.) To call upon to surrender, as a fort. Syn: To call; cite; notify; convene; convoke; excite; invite; bid. See {Call}.