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Noun summons has 3 senses
  1. bidding, summons - a request to be present; "they came at his bidding"
    --1 is a kind of invitation
  2. summons - an order to appear in person at a given place and time
    --2 is a kind of     order
    --2 has particulars: call up
    Derived form: verb summons1
  3. summons, process - a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
    --3 is a kind of writ, judicial writ
    --3 has particulars: citation; monition, process of monition; ticket
    Derived form: verb summons1
,Verb summon has 4 senses
  1. summon, summons, cite - call in an official matter, such as to attend court
    --1 is a kind of call, send for; call, send for; call, send for; call, send for
    Derived forms: noun summons2, noun summons3, noun summons2, noun summons3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
    4 senses of summon
    summon, summons, cite
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
    summon, summons, cite
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
    4 senses of summon
    summon, summons, cite
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
  2. summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer"
    --2 is a kind of     call, send for; call, send for
    Derived forms: noun summoning1, noun summoning1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    summon
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  3. muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up - gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
    --3 is a kind of gather, garner, collect, pull together; gather, garner, collect, pull together
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up
    Somebody ----s something
  4. mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summon - make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"
    --4 is a kind of gather, garner, collect, pull together; gather, garner, collect, pull together
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summon
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
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