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summon

/ˈsʌmən/SUH-muhn
/ˈsʌmən/SUH-muhn

Meaningto warn secretly

Common meaning: to call to come

‘under, from below (form of sub-)’ + ‘to remind, warn’ → summon

Journey through time

  1. Latinmoneō, monuī, monitum‘to remind, warn’
  2. Old Frenchsomonersource
  3. Englishsummon‘to call to come’ · today

mon also in: monitormonumentadmonish

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin moneō ‘to remind, warn’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry moneō, p. 1161 · dictionary scan

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