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Definitions for Summon

[1] to call upon to do something specified.
[2] to call for the presence of, as by command, message, or signal; call.
[3] to call or notify to appear at a specified place, especially before a court: to summon a defendant.
[4] to authorize or order a gathering of; call together by authority, as for deliberation or action: to summon parliament.
[5] to call into action; rouse; call forth (often. followed by up ): to summon all one's courage.
[6] to order to come; send for, esp to attend court, by issuing a summons
[7] to order or instruct (to do something) or call (to something) the bell summoned them to their work
[8] to call upon to meet or convene
[9] (often foll by up) to muster or gather (one's strength, courage, etc)

Words related to Summon

invite, recall, gather, request, direct, assemble, call, subpoena, draft, convene, ask, mobilize, hail, sign, arouse, enjoin, beckon, rally, ring, conjure

Words nearby Summon

summing-up, summit, summit meeting, summiteer, summitry, summon, summons, summum bonum, sumner, sumo, sump

Origin of Summon

1175–1225; < Medieval Latin summonēre to summon, Latin: to remind unofficially, suggest, equivalent to sum- sum- + monēre to remind, warn; replacing Middle English somonen < Old French semondre, somondre < Vulgar Latin *summonere, Latin summonēre, as above

Other words from Summon

sum·mon·a·ble , adjective
sum·mon·er , noun
re·sum·mon , verb (used with object)
un·sum·mon·a·ble , adjective
un·sum·moned , adjective

Word origin for Summon

C13: from Latin summonēre to give a discreet reminder, from monēre to advise

Synonyms for Summon

ask, assemble, call, call for, call in, convene, direct, draft, gather, invite, mobilize, recall, request, subpoena, arouse, beckon, beep, bid, charge, cite, command, conjure, convoke, enjoin, hail, invoke, motion, muster, order, petition, rally, ring, rouse, sign, signal, toll, call back, call forth, call into action, call together, call upon, draw on, send for