summon

/ˈsə-mən/

Middle English somnen, somonen, from Anglo-French somondre, from Vulgar Latin *summonere, alteration of Latin summonēre to remind secretly, from sub- secretly + monēre to warn

verb

  1. to issue a call to convene : convoke

  2. to command by service of a summons to appear in court

  3. to call upon for specified action

summon call cite convoke convene muster mean to demand the presence of. summon implies the exercise of authority. call may be used less formally for summon.

phrasal verb

  1. to bring (a memory, feeling, image, etc.) into the mind

Visiting his old house summoned up memories of his childhood.