convoke[verb]Synonyms: assemble, call, convene, summon
Contrasted words: adjourn, close, dissolve, prorogue, recess, suspend, disperse, scatter
Related Words: collect,
congregate,
gather,
ask,
bid,
invite,
request,
meet,
sit [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
con‧voke /kənˈvəʊk $ -ˈvoʊk/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: convocare, from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + vocare 'to call']
to tell people that they must come together for a formal meeting:
Separate meetings had been convoked by the two opposing factions. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲