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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin convocatus, past participle of convocare (“to convocate”). Doublet of convoke.
Verb
convocate (third-person singular simple present convocates, present participle convocating, simple past and past participle convocated)
- (transitive, obsolete) To call together (people); to convoke.
a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “[The VI. that in Fact the Roman Bishops Continually from Saint Peter’s Time have Enjoyed and Exercised this Sovereign Power]”, in J Tillotson, editor, A Treatise of the Pope’s Supremacy. , London: Miles Flesher, for Brabazon Aylmer, , published 1680, →OCLC, page 275: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; […]
1694, George Dawson, Origo Legum:A General Synod was when all the Bishops of every Diocess of the whole Empire were Convocated by the Emperour
References
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
convocate
- inflection of convocare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
convocate f pl
- feminine plural of convocato
Latin
Verb
convocāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of convocō
Spanish
Verb
convocate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of convocar combined with te