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summon
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[ˈsʌmən], (Verb)
Definitions:
- order (someone) to be present
(e.g: a waiter was summoned)
- make an effort to produce (a particular quality or reaction) from within oneself
(e.g: she managed to summon up a smile)
Phrases:
Origin
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Middle English: from Old French somondre, from Latin summonere ‘give a hint’, later ‘call, summon’, from sub- ‘secretly’ + monere ‘warn’
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