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Meaning of "convoke" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONVOKE

From Latin convocāre, from vocāre to call.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONVOKE

convoke  [kənˈvəʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONVOKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Convoke is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb convoke in English.

WHAT DOES CONVOKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of convoke in the English dictionary

The definition of convoke in the dictionary is to call together; summon.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONVOKE

PRESENT

Present
I convoke
you convoke
he/she/it convokes
we convoke
you convoke
they convoke
Present continuous
I am convoking
you are convoking
he/she/it is convoking
we are convoking
you are convoking
they are convoking
Present perfect
I have convoked
you have convoked
he/she/it has convoked
we have convoked
you have convoked
they have convoked
Present perfect continuous
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I convoked
you convoked
he/she/it convoked
we convoked
you convoked
they convoked
Past continuous
I was convoking
you were convoking
he/she/it was convoking
we were convoking
you were convoking
they were convoking
Past perfect
I had convoked
you had convoked
he/she/it had convoked
we had convoked
you had convoked
they had convoked
Past perfect continuous
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will convoke
you will convoke
he/she/it will convoke
we will convoke
you will convoke
they will convoke
Future continuous
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
Future perfect
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 perfect continuous
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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would convoke
you would convoke
he/she/it would convoke
we would convoke
you would convoke
they would convoke
Conditional continuous
I would be convoking
you would be convoking
he/she/it would be convoking
we would be convoking
you would be convoking
they would be convoking
Conditional perfect
I would have convoke
you would have convoke
he/she/it would have convoke
we would have convoke
you would have convoke
they would have convoke
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been convoking
you would have been convoking
he/she/it would have been convoking
we would have been convoking
you would have been convoking
they would have been convoking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you convoke
we let´s convoke
you convoke
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to convoke
Past participle
convoked
Present Participle
convoking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONVOKE


broke
brəʊk
coke
kəʊk
equivoke
ˈekwɪˌvəʊk
equivoque
ˈɛkwɪˌvəʊk
evoke
ɪˈvəʊk
folk
fəʊk
hon.
həʊk
invoke
ɪnˈvəʊk
joke
dʒəʊk
oak
əʊk
provoke
prəˈvəʊk
reevoke
ˌriːɪˈvəʊk
reinvoke
ˌriːɪnˈvəʊk
revoke
rɪˈvəʊk
smoke
sməʊk
soak
səʊk
Soc.
səʊk
spoke
spəʊk
stroke
strəʊk
unprovoke
ˌʌnprəˈvəʊk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONVOKE

convo
convocate
convocation
convocational
convocationist
convocator
convoker
convolute
convoluted
convolutedly
convolutedness
convolutely
convolution
convolutional
convolutionary
convolutions
convolve
convolvulaceous
convolvuli
convolvulus

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONVOKE

a pig in a poke
a stroke
bespoke
bloke
Brooke
choke
Cooke
go up in smoke
hoke
karaoke
no joke
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Pembroke
poke
Sherbrooke
stoke
the Big Smoke
the Smoke
woke
yoke

Synonyms and antonyms of convoke in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONVOKE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «convoke» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of convoke

Translation of «convoke» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONVOKE

Find out the translation of convoke to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of convoke from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «convoke» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

召集
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

convocar
570 millions of speakers

English

convoke
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

convoke
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دعا الى الاجتماع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

созвать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

convocar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমাহূত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

convoquer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersuara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einberufen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

招集する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소집
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Convoke
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

triệu tập
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருமித்த அழைப்பு விடுப்பது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संमेलन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

davet etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

convocare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zwołać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скликати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

convoca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συγκαλέσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vergelyk roep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

convoke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

convoke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of convoke

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONVOKE»

The term «convoke» is regularly used and occupies the 104.378 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONVOKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «convoke» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «convoke» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about convoke

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONVOKE»

Discover the use of convoke in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to convoke and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With ...
TO ASSEMBLE, CONVENE, CONVOKE. ASSEMBLE, v. To assemble, muster. CONVENE, in Latin convenio, signifies to come or bring together. CONVOKE, in Latin convoco, signifies to eall together. The idea of collecting many persons into  ...
George Crabb, 1826
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Djinn Revolution
Gaz Ina Alad Ak Shiqlu Ina Ain I convoke the spirit of Sugar through Ain (Second Gate) Of Shiqlu (Sugar) Preceptor E Su.Gaz Ina Alad Ak Musar Ina Zade I convoke the spirit of Orange through Zade (Third Gate) Of Musar (Orange) Preceptor E ...
Tom Clarke, 2014
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The Causes Which Led Constantine to Convoke the Council of Nice
THIS 8 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: History of the First Council of Nice, by Dean Dudley. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564591654.
Dean Dudley, 2010
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General history of the Christian religion and Church, tr. by ...
He starts the objection : " Should the legitimate pope John convoke the council, and choose to preside over it, who would venture to oppose his will ? Who would venture to seek the greatest good of the church V As the popes had already, ...
Johann August W. Neander, 1855
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English Synonymes explained, in alphabetical order; with ...
To assemble, muster,- convene, in Latin convenio, signifies to come or bring together; convoke, in Latin convoco, signifies to call together. The idea of collecting many persons into one place, for a specific purpose, is common to all these terms.
George Crabb, 1826
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Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous ...
CONVOKE. CORPORAL. Convoke. See. Convene. Cool. See. Cold. Copious. Abundant. Ample. Plentiful. Plenteous. Copious (in Lat. copiosus, from copia, plenty) denotes the abundant giving forth as from a fund, store, or resources, as a  ...
‎1871
7
General History of the Christian Religion and Church, from ...
He starts the objection : " Should the legitimate pope John convoke the council, and choose to preside over it, who would venture to oppose his will ? Who would venture to seek the greatest good of the church ?" As the popes had already, ...
August Neander, 1854
8
Powers of Djinn
Gaz Ina Alad AK Tapuakh Ina He I convoke the spirit ofApple through He (Fifth Gate) Of Tapuakh (Apple) Preceptor E Su.Gaz Ina Alad AK Nimur Ina Cheth I convoke the spirit of Salt through Cheth (Sixth Gate) Of Nimur (Salt) Preceptor E Su.
Tom Clarke, 2014
9
Democracies in Development: Politics and Reform in Latin America
Power to convoke a plebiscite or referendum 4 The president can convoke a referendum with few restrictions (congress cannot). 2 The president has restricted powers to convoke a referendum or congress can also. 1 The president can ...
J. Mark Payne, 2002
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General History of the Christian Religion and Church
He starts the objection : " Should the legitimate pope John convoke the council, and choose to preside over it, who would venture to oppose his will ? Who would venture to seek the greatest good of the church ?" As the popes had already, ...
August Neander, 1871

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONVOKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term convoke is used in the context of the following news items.
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The crankiness of Mr. White
According to White, “Convene means to come together, convoke means to call together. So one can say that the president convokes Congress ... «Michigan Radio, Jul 15»
2
Atletico Madrid target Arsenal star Santi Cazorla to take over from …
... as a replacement for the departing Arda Turan, but the Daily Mail claim that it will only take an astronomical offer to convoke Arsenal to sell. «A Different League, Jul 15»
3
Correa Supporters Defiant as Opposition Violence Hits Quito
... if the voices of citizens are not taken into account, if they are not considered, or valued, we will convoke a massive march in the city of Quito.". «teleSUR English, Jul 15»
4
Czechs step up security after terrorist attacks
Chovanec said Sobotka may convoke a security meeting and that the special security measures will definitely last until Sunday. "On Monday ... «Prague Post, Jun 15»
5
Synod Consultor: Separating 'Theology of Love' From Theology of …
... Pontifical John Paul II Institute — the book owes much to the “Pope of the Family” — long before Pope Francis decided to convoke the synod. «National Catholic Register, Jun 15»
6
Children, Youth and Mental Health in British Columbia: A …
Convoke a meeting with editors of major media to ask why reports on people dealing with “mental illness” stigmatize, sensationalize and are ... «Mad In America, Jun 15»
7
Hollande says he has received guarantees about "unacceptable …
... was likely to convene other meetings with government and parliamentary officials during the day and will convoke the Speaker of Parliament, ... «Kuwait News Agency, Jun 15»
8
An Unprecedented Uprising Against Impunity in Guatemala
Another possible, yet unlikely, scenario exists in which Guatemala could convoke a "National Constituent Assembly" - a group of citizens ... «Truth-Out, Jun 15»
9
ČSSD wants Babiš to apologize
He said he will convoke a meeting of the Coalition Council comprising the leaders of the government ČSSD, ANO and Christian Democrats ... «Prague Post, Jun 15»
10
Opposition wants special lower house session on immigrants
After the signatures are delivered to the lower house chairman, he must convoke the session within ten days. TOP 09 deputy chairman Miroslav ... «Prague Daily Monitor, Jun 15»

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