OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 15802

summon

/ˈsʌmən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
citar • convocar • llamar • reunir
To call people together; to convene; to convoke.
Silence is primary, summoning presence to itself; so it's a connection to the realm of origin.
citar • llamar
To ask someone to come; to send for.
The cousins separated, and Nain Singh joined a caravan posing as a merchant. This time he crossed the border successfully. Singh eventually entered Jih-k’a-tse, the second-largest…
citar
To order (goods) and have delivered
You can summon groceries, alcohol and medicines to your home: chips and vodka on New Year’s Eve, say, and then aspirin on New Year’s Day.
invocar • llamar
To call a resource by magic.
“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.”