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summon
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman somoundre, from Old French sumundre, from Latin summon?re, itself from sub + mon?re.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?m?n/
- Rhymes: -?m?n
Verb
summon (third-person singular simple present summons, present participle summoning, simple past and past participle summoned)
- (transitive) To call people together; to convene.
- 2007. Zerzan, John. Silence.
- Silence is primary, summoning presence to itself; so it's a connection to the realm of origin.
- 2007. Zerzan, John. Silence.
- (transitive) To ask someone to come; to send for.
- To order (goods) and have delivered
- (transitive) To rouse oneself to exert a skill.
- Synonyms: summon up, muster, muster up
- 1866, Pierre Bigandet, The Life or Legend of Gaudama, the Buddha of the Burmese, with annotations and notice on the Phongyies or Burmese monks, page 396
- For securing the attainment of what he considered to be a most desirable end, he summoned all his abilities with a most praiseworthy energy and perseverance.
- 2011, Sister Louise Sweigart, cgs, Joseph: A Guiding Light, Inspiring Voices ?ISBN, page 61
- Joseph needed to summon all his reserve to keep his self-control, for no sooner had Asa voiced his request than Joseph recalled his remark to Aaron about a child being given to this couple in lieu of their giving Mary to him.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- City will feel nonplussed when they review the tape and Pellegrini had to summon all his restraint in the post-match interviews.
- (fantasy, transitive) To call a resource by magic.
- 2010, Kay Hooper, The Wizard of Seattle, Fanfare ?ISBN
- “Why won't you teach me to summon water? I can summon fire so easily, it's only logical that I should learn to put out my mistakes.”
- 2010, Kay Hooper, The Wizard of Seattle, Fanfare ?ISBN
- (law, transitive) To summons; convene.
Derived terms
- summons
- summon up
Translations
Noun
summon (plural summons)
- (video games) A creature magically summoned to do the summoner's bidding.
- call, command, order (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- quoted in 2013, Robin Sterling, People and Things from the Cullman, Alabama Tribune 1898-1913 (page 172)
- The deceased was 58 years of age, was the picture of health even five or six hours prior to his death, when suddenly the grim messenger came with a summon from a Higher Tribunal, calling him to duties above.
- quoted in 2013, Robin Sterling, People and Things from the Cullman, Alabama Tribune 1898-1913 (page 172)
Anagrams
- musmon, nommus
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designate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin designatus, past participle of designare. Doublet of design.
Pronunciation
- (adjective) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?z??.n?t/, /?d?z??.ne?t/
- (verb) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?z??.ne?t/
Adjective
designate (not comparable)
- Designated; appointed; chosen.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir G. Buck to this entry?)
- (Britain) Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.
Verb
designate (third-person singular simple present designates, present participle designating, simple past and past participle designated)
- To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
- To call by a distinctive title; to name.
- To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
Synonyms
- (mark out and make known): denote, describe, indicate, note
- (call by a distinctive title): denominate, entitle, name, style; see also Thesaurus:denominate
- (set apart for a purpose or duty): allocate, earmark; see also Thesaurus:set apart
Derived terms
- designated driver
- designated hitter
Related terms
- codesignative
- designation
- designative
- designatum
Translations
Further reading
- designate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- designate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Interlingua
Participle
designate
- past participle of designar
Italian
Verb
designate
- second-person plural present and imperative of designare
- feminine plural of designato
Adjective
designate
- feminine plural of designato
Anagrams
- disegnate
- sdegniate
Latin
Verb
d?sign?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of d?sign?
References
- designate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- designate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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