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The Latin noun vox ("voice") and verb vocare ("to call") have given rise to many English words, including convoke. Other English descendants of those roots are usually spelled with voc and have to do with speaking or calling. Thus, a vocation is a special calling to a type of work; an evocative sight or smell calls forth memories and feelings; and a vocal ensemble is a singing group. Provoke, irrevocable, equivocate, and vociferous are a few of the other descendants of vox and vocare. The related noun convocation refers to a group of people who have been called together.
summon, call, cite, convoke, convene, muster mean to demand the presence of.
summon implies the exercise of authority.
cite implies a summoning to court usually to answer a charge.
convoke implies a summons to assemble for deliberative or legislative purposes.
muster suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole.
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“Convoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convoke. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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