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summons
verb
present tense third-person singular of summon
Synonyms & Antonyms of summons (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to demand or request the presence or service of
- without explanation, the managing editor summoned me to his office
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- banishes,
- boots (out),
- casts out,
- drums (out),
- ejects,
- expels,
- kicks out,
- ousts,
- outs,
- routs,
- runs off,
- throws out,
- turfs (out)
- [chiefly British]
3
to bring together in assembly by or as if by command
- summoned a special session of parliament
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“Summons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summons. Accessed 28 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of summons was in the 14th century
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