| Call |
To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant. |
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| Call |
To summon to the discharge of a particular duty; to designate for an office, or employment, especially of a religious character; -- often used of a divine summons; as, to be called to the ministry; sometimes, to invite; as, to call a minister to be the pastor of a church. |
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| Call |
To invite or command to meet; to convoke; -- often with together; as, the President called Congress together; to appoint and summon; as, to call a meeting of the Board of Aldermen. |
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| Call |
To give name to; to name; to address, or speak of, by a specifed name. |
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| Call |
To regard or characterize as of a certain kind; to denominate; to designate. |
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