convoke

con·voke

verb \kən-ˈvōk\

con·vokedcon·vok·ing

Definition of CONVOKE

transitive verb

: to call together to a meeting

Examples of CONVOKE

1. The assembly was convoked for a special session.
2. They convoked a meeting of the delegates.

Origin of CONVOKE

Middle French convoquer, from Latin convocare, from com- + vocare to call, from voc-, vox voice — more at voice

First Known Use: 1598

Related to CONVOKE

Synonyms: assemble, call, convene, muster, summon

Related Words: rally; call in, call out, call up, knell; amass, collect, gather, group, round up; reassemble, reconvene

Near Antonyms: break up, dissolve

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Rhymes with CONVOKE

ad hoc, backstroke, baroque, bespoke, blow smoke, breaststroke, brushstroke, bur oak, chain-smoke, cork oak, cowpoke, downstroke, evoke, ground stroke, heatstroke, holm oak, in-joke, invoke, keystroke, kinfolk, kinsfolk, menfolk, pin oak, post oak, presoak, provoke, red oak, revoke, scrub oak, she-oak, sidestroke, silk oak, slowpoke, sunchoke, sunstroke, tan oak, townsfolk, uncloak, unyoke, upstroke, white oak, workfolk