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convoke

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /kənˈvoʊk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊk
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA0 N V OW1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To call together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

call together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The students were convened in the auditorium

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: convene

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: summon

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French convoquer, from Latin convocare, from con- (“with”) + vocō (“to call”). Doublet of convocate.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: йыйыу (yıyıw) — convene
  • Bulgarian: свиквам (svikvam) — convene
  • Bulgarian: събирам (sǎbiram) — convene
  • German: einberufen — convene
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸𐍉𐌽 (galaþōn) — convene
  • Russian: собира́ть (sobirátʹ) — convene
  • Russian: созывать (sozyvatʹ) — convene
  • Spanish: convocar — convene
  • Ukrainian: склика́ти (sklykáty) — convene
  • Ukrainian: скли́кати (sklýkaty) — convene