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convoke

/kənˈvoʊk/

convoke verb: to convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting.

Verb

convoke (third-person singular simple present convokes, present participle convoking, simple past and past participle convoked)

  1. (transitive) To convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting.
    • Hail thou,—of leisure sweet the sire!—
      Who, round the bright, domestic fire,
      Dost link fond hearts in strongest ties,
      And kindle hopes, and mingle sighs,
      Or 'neath the taper's glancing light
      Convoke the banquet's festive rite.1827, Lydia Sigourney, Poems, Winter, page 125
    • In June, 1933, a great public meeting, convoked by the State Government, was held in Melbourne[.]1951, Ambrose Pratt, The Lore of the Lyrebird, Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, page 7
  2. To call together.

convoke meaning in Bengali and Malayalam

convoke in Bengali

আহ্বান করা, তলব করা

convoke in Malayalam

വിളിച്ചുവരുത്തുക, വിളിച്ചുകൂട്ടുക, സംഘം ചേരുക

Forms of convoke

third-person singular presentconvokes
present participleconvoking
past participleconvoked
pastconvoked

Origin of convoke

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

Words formed from convoke

Words that rhyme with convoke

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Questions about convoke

What does convoke mean?
Convoke means to convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting.
What is convoke in Bengali?
Convoke in Bengali is আহ্বান করা, তলব করা. See Convoke meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is convoke?
Convoke is a verb.
How do you pronounce convoke?
Convoke is pronounced /kənˈvoʊk/.
What is the past tense of convoke?
The past tense of convoke is convoked.

Words near convoke in the dictionary

  1. convocational
  2. convocationally
  3. convocationist
  4. convocationists
  5. convocations
  6. convoke
  7. convoked
  8. convoker
  9. convokers
  10. convokes
  11. convoking

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Adapted from Wiktionary: convoke (page history and authors); Convoke (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); convoke (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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