Convoke vs Convene - What's the difference?

Convene is a synonym of convoke.

is that convoke is to convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting while convene is to summon judicially to meet or appear.

(en-verb)

To convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting.

To call together.

* convocation

(conven)

To come together; to meet; to unite.

* Isaac Newton

In short-sighted men the rays converge and convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom.

To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.

* Sir R. Baker

The Parliament of Scotland now convened .

* Thomson

Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene .

To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.

To summon judicially to meet or appear.

* to meet * to assemble * to congregate * to collect * to unite * to summon * to convoke

* convention * convener, convenor