summon
sum·mon (sŭmʹən)tr.v. sum·moned, sum·mon·ing, sum·mons 1. To call together; convene. 2. To request to appear; send for. See Synonyms at call. 3. Law. To order to appear in court by the issuance of a summons. 4. To order to take a specified action; bid: summon the captain to surrender. 5. To call forth; evoke: “He summoned up a smile, though it seemed to take all his strength” (Colin Turnbull). [Middle English somonen, from Old French somondre, from Vulgar Latin *summonere, from Latin summonēre, to remind privately, hint to : sub-, secretly; see sub- + monēre, to warn; See men-1 in Indo-European Roots.] sumʹmon·er n.
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