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convocating

convocating is the present participle and gerund of convocate.

Meaning of convocate

Verb

convocate (third-person singular simple present convocates, present participle convocating, simple past and past participle convocated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To call together (people); to convoke.
    • To the Apoſtolical authority (ſaid Pope Adrian I.) by our Lord's command, and by the merits of Saint Peter, and by the decrees of the Holy Canons and of the Venerable Fathers, a right and ſpecial povver of convocating Synods hath many vviſe been committed; […]a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “[The VI. [Supposition] that in Fact the Roman Bishops Continually from Saint Peter’s Time have Enjoyed and Exercised this Sovereign Power]”, in J[ohn]...

Questions about convocating

What is convocating the present participle and gerund of?
Convocating is the present participle and gerund of convocate.

Words near convocating in the dictionary

  1. convnets
  2. convo
  3. convocate
  4. convocated
  5. convocates
  6. convocating
  7. convocation
  8. convocational
  9. convocationally
  10. convocationist
  11. convocationists

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