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con·voke
(kən-vōk′)tr.v. con·voked, con·vok·ing, con·vokes
To cause to assemble in a meeting; convene. See Synonyms at call.
[French convoquer, from Old French, from Latin convocāre : com-, com- + vocāre, to call; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.]
con·vok′er n.
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convoke
(kənˈvəʊk)vb
(tr) to call (a meeting, assembly, etc) together; summon
[C16: from Latin convocāre, from vocāre to call]
conˈvoker n
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con•voke
(kənˈvoʊk)v.t. -voked, -vok•ing.
to call together; summon to meet or assemble.
[1590–1600; (< Middle French convoquer) < Latin convocāre=con- con- + vocāre to call]
con•vok′er, n.
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convoke
Past participle: convoked
Gerund: convoking
| Imperative |
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| convoke |
| convoke |
| Present |
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| I convoke |
| you convoke |
| he/she/it convokes |
| we convoke |
| you convoke |
| they convoke |
| Preterite |
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| I convoked |
| you convoked |
| he/she/it convoked |
| we convoked |
| you convoked |
| they convoked |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am convoking |
| you are convoking |
| he/she/it is convoking |
| we are convoking |
| you are convoking |
| they are convoking |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have convoked |
| you have convoked |
| he/she/it has convoked |
| we have convoked |
| you have convoked |
| they have convoked |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was convoking |
| you were convoking |
| he/she/it was convoking |
| we were convoking |
| you were convoking |
| they were convoking |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had convoked |
| you had convoked |
| he/she/it had convoked |
| we had convoked |
| you had convoked |
| they had convoked |
| Future |
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| I will convoke |
| you will convoke |
| he/she/it will convoke |
| we will convoke |
| you will convoke |
| they will convoke |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have convoked |
| you will have convoked |
| he/she/it will have convoked |
| we will have convoked |
| you will have convoked |
| they will have convoked |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be convoking |
| you will be convoking |
| he/she/it will be convoking |
| we will be convoking |
| you will be convoking |
| they will be convoking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been convoking |
| you have been convoking |
| he/she/it has been convoking |
| we have been convoking |
| you have been convoking |
| they have been convoking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been convoking |
| you will have been convoking |
| he/she/it will have been convoking |
| we will have been convoking |
| you will have been convoking |
| they will have been convoking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been convoking |
| you had been convoking |
| he/she/it had been convoking |
| we had been convoking |
| you had been convoking |
| they had been convoking |
| Conditional |
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| I would convoke |
| you would convoke |
| he/she/it would convoke |
| we would convoke |
| you would convoke |
| they would convoke |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have convoked |
| you would have convoked |
| he/she/it would have convoked |
| we would have convoked |
| you would have convoked |
| they would have convoked |
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Verb 1. convoke - call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium"
summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer"
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convoke
verb1. To bring together:
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convoke
vt meeting → einberufen ; (Parl also) → zusammentreten lassen
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