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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Summon \Sum"mon\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Summoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Summoning}.] [OE. somonen, OF. sumundre, semondre, F. semondre, from (assumed) LL. summon[e^]re, for L. summon[=e]re to give a hint; sub under + monere to admonish, to warn. See {Monition}, and cf. {Submonish}.]
1. To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up.
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. --Shak.
Trumpets summon him to war. --Dryden.
2. To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses.
3. (Mil.) To call upon to surrender, as a fort.
Syn: To call; cite; notify; convene; convoke; excite; invite; bid. See {Call}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
summoning
noun: calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations [syn: {evocation}]
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