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- 1. call together or summon (an assembly or meeting): formal "she sent messages convoking a Council of Ministers"
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The meaning of CONVOKE is to call together to a meeting. How to use convoke in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Convoke.
CONVOKE definition: 1. to arrange or call people to attend a large formal meeting: 2. to arrange or call people to…. Learn more.
Convoke definition: to call together; summon to meet or assemble. See examples of CONVOKE used in a sentence.
To convoke is to call to a meeting, especially a formal meeting. When planning military strategy, a nation's leader might convoke her trusted advisors and top generals. Convoke emerged in the 14th century, from the Latin word convocare — "to call together;" the definition stands today unchanged.
Definition of convoke verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CONVOKE meaning: 1. to arrange or call people to attend a large formal meeting: 2. to arrange or call people to…. Learn more.
Define convoke. convoke synonyms, convoke pronunciation, convoke translation, English dictionary definition of convoke. tr.v. con·voked , con·vok·ing , con·vokes To cause to assemble in a meeting; convene.
noun. Word origin. C16: from Latin convocāre, from vocāre to call. convoke in American English. (kənˈvoʊk ) verb transitive Word forms: conˈvoked or conˈvoking. to call together for a meeting; summon to assemble; convene. SIMILAR WORDS: call. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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Origin of convoke 1 First recorded in 1590–1600; from Middle French convoquer, from Latin convocāre, from con- con- + vocāre “to call” Discover More