convocar — meaning in English

English meaning

• conjure verb To perform tricks that appear to be magic.
• levy verb To officially impose and collect a tax, fine, or other charge.
• recall verb To bring a past event or fact back into your mind; to remember.
• summon verb To officially call people to come together or appear somewhere.

Senses

convocar is used for these senses in English:

• conjure (transitive) To summon (a devil, etc.) using supernatural power.
• levy To draft someone into military service.
• recall (transitive) To request or order the return of (a faulty product). [from 20th c.]
• summon (transitive) To call people together; to convene; to convoke.
• summon (transitive) To ask someone to come; to send for.

conjure — full definition

1. verb To perform tricks that appear to be magic.
2. verb To summon something, especially by magic or as if by magic.
3. verb To bring an image or idea to mind.

levy — full definition

1. verb To officially impose and collect a tax, fine, or other charge.
2. verb To call up people for military service.
3. noun A tax, fine, or other compulsory payment.
4. noun A body of troops raised by conscription.

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