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call forth

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verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to cause (something) to come into action or existence

    she called forth all her courage

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Call forth the mourners from far and wide.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

We must act fast," he said, "Call forth my men.

From Bearslayer A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse by Cropley, Arthur

Call forth him that keeps the Alehouse here.

From Sir John Oldcastle by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)

If your fancy can restore Crumbled arch and corridor, Call forth the dead; Bid them fill again the seats, Where now Echo only greets The stranger's tread.

From Mathieu Ropars: et cetera by Young, William

Good my lord of Rome, Call forth your soothsayer.

From Cymbeline by Shakespeare, William

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