convoke
[ kuhn-vohk ]
/ kənˈvoʊk /
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verb (used with object), con·voked, con·vok·ing.
to call together; summon to meet or assemble.
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Origin of convoke
OTHER WORDS FROM convoke
con·voc·a·tive [kuhn-vok-uh-tiv], /kənˈvɒk ə tɪv/, adjectivecon·vok·er [kuhn-voh-ker], /kənˈvoʊ kər/, con·vo·cant [kon-vuh-kuhnt], /ˈkɒn və kənt/, nounWords nearby convoke
convivial, conviviality, convo, convocation, convocator, convoke, convolute, convoluted, convoluted tubule, convolution, convolve
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British Dictionary definitions for convoke
convoke
/ (kənˈvəʊk) /
verb
(tr) to call (a meeting, assembly, etc) together; summon
Derived forms of convoke
convocative (kənˈvɒkətɪv), adjectiveconvoker, nounWord Origin for convoke
C16: from Latin convocāre, from vocāre to call
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