v.
- authoritatively call on (someone) to be present, especially to appear in a law court.
- call people to attend (a meeting).
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(usu. summon something up)
cause (a quality or reaction) to emerge from within oneself:
she managed to summon up a smile.
Derivative
- summonable adj.
- summoner n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. somondre, from L. summonere ‘give a hint’, later ‘call, summon’, from sub- ‘secretly’ + monere ‘warn’.