All summon synonyms
sumΒ·mon
S s verb summon
- lay open β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- have up β to cause to appear for trial
- beckon β If you beckon to someone, you signal to them to come to you.
- hang out β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- mobilise β to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- evoke β Bring or recall to the conscious mind.
- clue in β anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- mobilize β to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- dunned β to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- bestirred β to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- make a stand β to take a position for defense or opposition
- call forth β to cause (something) to come into action or existence
- call upon β to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- flash on β a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- call on β If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
- hang in β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- make the scene β the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.
- bid β A bid for something or a bid to do something is an attempt to obtain it or do it.
- meet up β a meeting, especially a regular meeting of people who share a particular interest and have connected with each other through a social-networking website: a meetup for new moms in the neighborhood; a meetup to plan the trip.
- let in on β to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- hit up β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- challenge β A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
- belling β the cry of a rutting stag or hunting dog.
- dunning β to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- convene β If someone convenes a meeting or conference, they arrange for it to take place. You can also say that people convene or that a meeting convenes.
- impetrate β to obtain by entreaty.
- command β If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
- demand β If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
- ask for β to try to obtain by requesting
- fly in the face of β to move through the air using wings.
- convoke β to call (a meeting, assembly, etc) together; summon
- invoke β to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for: to invoke God's mercy.
- break the news β announce sth
- call in β If you call someone in, you ask them to come and help you or do something for you.
- gang up β an act of ganging up or uniting in opposition to someone or something.
- bring to mind β recall
- give rise to β to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- cite β If you cite something, you quote it or mention it, especially as an example or proof of what you are saying.
- agglomerated β gathered together into a cluster or mass.
- hail β to pour down on as or like hail: The plane hailed leaflets on the city.
- be-thought β simple past tense and past participle of bethink.
- call out β If you call someone out, you order or request that they come to help, especially in an emergency.
- arraign β If someone is arraigned on a particular charge, they are brought before a court of law to answer that charge.
- dun β to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- call back β If you call someone back, you telephone them again or in return for a telephone call that they have made to you.
- clanging β a clanging sound.
- ordinate β Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.