Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Summon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Summon \Sum"mon\, v. t. [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) 1.7 (wn)
summon
v 1: call in an official matter, such as to attend court [syn: {summons},
{cite}]
2: ask to come; "summon a lawyer"
3: gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do
something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your
courage" [syn: {muster}, {rally}, {come up}, {muster up}]
4: make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" [syn: {mobilize},
{mobilise}, {marshal}]
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