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Summoned

Summon \Sum"mon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Summoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Summoning.] [OE. somonen, OF. sumundre, semondre, F. semondre, from (assumed) LL. summon[e^]re, for L. summon[=e]re to give a hint; sub under + monere to admonish, to warn. See Monition, and cf. Submonish.]

  1. To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up.

    Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood.
    --Shak.

    Trumpets summon him to war.
    --Dryden.

  2. To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses.

  3. (Mil.) To call upon to surrender, as a fort.

    Syn: To call; cite; notify; convene; convoke; excite; invite; bid. See Call.

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summoned

vb. (en-past of: summon)

Usage examples of "summoned".

The circle would hold the ghost after I Summoned it, until I either Released it to its next existence, or grounded it into the here and now.

The procedure to ground a Summoned spirit was pretty straightforward: Summoned beings were, by the very nature of Summoning, bound to the person who called them.

The spirit is Summoned, then Released to move on to where they were meant to go.

Ghosts Summoned at the same physical location can interact physically with each other.

I believe that there is something more you have to tell me regarding the two spirits you Summoned in the theater.

If I gave myself up to them, if I answered their call when they summoned me, my wards would be dissolved and I would be at their mercy.

I had survived my own hell, I had Summoned ghosts, I had taken darkness and made it light.

Yes, I Summoned up two ghosts under less than ideal circumstances, but there are other Summoners around who are just as good, if not better.

I explained about the ghost Guarda had Summoned as I chalked out a circle.

With my eyes closed, I summoned every last ounce of will to urge the spirit to move on.

Guardian had either Summoned the demon to banish him forever, or something had gone badly awry.

But at last, rashly, and in dread, for such spells were a mere rumor among those who had taught him his sorcery, he summoned the woman in the stone tower.

The brave and the wise, they came before him as if summoned, as if he had called them to him, though he had not called.

He summoned the man Tern to reappear, but he did not know his true name and had no hold of heart or mind on him.

Nothing however was neglected by the anxious father, and by the men of virtue and learning whom he summoned to his assistance, to expand the narrow mind of young Commodus, to correct his growing vices, and to render him worthy of the throne for which he was designed.