Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

convocate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-vo-cate
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To call together (people); to convoke.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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 General Synod was when all the Bishops of every Diocess of the whole Empire were Convocated by the Emperour"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convocatus, past participle of convocare (“to convocate”). Doublet of convoke.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: convocatus

Usage

Inflected Forms

convocates (present, singular) convocating (participle, present) convocated (participle, past) convocated (past)

Questions

What does convocate mean?: To call together (people); to convoke.
Where does convocate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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