26 June 2018

convoke

[kuh n-vohk]

verb (used with object), convoked, convoking.

1. to call together; summon to meet or assemble.

Origin of convoke
Middle French, Latin

1590-1600; (< Middle French convoquer) < Latin convocāre, equivalent to con- con- + vocāre to call

Related forms

convocative [kuh n-vok-uh-tiv], adjective
convoker [kuh n-voh-ker], convocant [kon-vuh-kuh nt], noun

Synonyms

convene.

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Examples from the Web for convoke

Historical Examples

The Committee was assured that they intended to convoke the electors.
History of the Commune of 1871
P. Lissagary

It was high time to tell her relatives and mine and convoke a family council.
Atlantis
Gerhart Hauptmann

Malesherbes in those days, and good writers since, held that the only safe plan was to convoke the States-General.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3)
John Morley

Under other conditions it might be the right thing to convoke a conference to be held after the war is over.
Face to Face with Kaiserism
James W. Gerard

Convene, which means “to come together,” should not be confused with convoke which means “to bring or call together.”
Word Study and English Grammar
Frederick W. Hamilton

Finally she found it best to convoke the family council for the purpose of deciding what was to be done with Simple Simon.
A Family of Noblemen
Mikhal Saltykov

It was not enough to convoke a Parliament or to open a negotiation with the Prince of Orange.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.
Thomas Babington Macaulay

The chancellor was therefore content to convoke a general conference of the clergy.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume V
J. H. Merle d’Aubigné

The necessity of having a single person to convoke the great council when separated.
Commentaries on the Laws of England
William Blackstone

He advised the Regent to convoke the States-General, and declare a national bankruptcy.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Charles Mackay

Today’s quote

The writer’s curse is that even in solitude, no matter its duration, he never grows lonely or bored.

– Criss Jami

On this day

26 June – International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.

26 June 1945 – 50 nations ratify the United Nations Charter in an effort to prevent another world war. The United Nations was formally established on 24 October 1945, replacing the League of Nations.