[ˈsʌmən], (Verb)

Definitions:
- order (someone) to be present
(e.g: a waiter was summoned)

- make an effort to produce (a particular quality or reaction) from within oneself
(e.g: she managed to summon up a smile)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French somondre, from Latin summonere ‘give a hint’, later ‘call, summon’, from sub- ‘secretly’ + monere ‘warn’