summon :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

v. make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"

v. call in an official matter, such as to attend court

v. gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"

bid, wish

v. invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"

request, ask

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

appeal, request earnestly

v. request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"

petition, request formally, request in writing

v. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

attempt, try, essay, assay, seek

v. make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

tap, beg, solicit

v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

press, bid, adjure, beseech, entreat

v. ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

beg, implore, pray

v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"

charge, saddle, burden

v. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"

demand, postulate

v. request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"

demand, exact

v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

bid, invite

v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

click with, appeal to, attract

v. be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"

lure, tempt, entice

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

command, require, compel

v. make someone do something

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

force out, rout out, drive out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

gather, meet, assemble, forgather, foregather

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

deploy

v. to distribute systematically or strategically; "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East"

prop up, shore up

v. support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"

order, coordinate, bring order to, organize, organise, co-ordinate

v. bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"

subpoena, serve with a subpoena, summon with a subpoena

v. serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed"

demand, condition, qualify, specify, stipulate

v. specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"

test, quiz

v. examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

face, confront, face up to, come to grips with

v. deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

attempt, try, essay, assay, seek

v. make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

prop up, shore up

v. support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"

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