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  2  definitions  found 
 
  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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