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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[e^]re, for L.
summon[=e]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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
summon
v 1: call in an official matter, such as to attend court [syn: {summons},
{cite}, {call for}]
2: ask to come "summon a lawyer" [syn: {call for}]
3: gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do
something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your
courage" [syn: {muster}, {rally}, {come up}, {muster up}]
4: make ready for action or use "marshal resources" [syn: {mobilize},
{marshal}]
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