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Enlist vs Summon - What's the difference?

enlist | summon |

As verbs the difference between enlist and summon

is that enlist is to enter on a list; to enroll; to register while summon is to call people together; to convene.

As a noun summon is

call, command, order.

enlist

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
  • To join a cause or organization, especially military service.
  • The army wants potential soldiers to enlist .
  • To recruit the aid or membership of others.
  • We enlisted fifty new members.
  • To secure, to obtain.
  • They enlisted government's support.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
  • , title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=4 citation , passage=“I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity. … .”}}

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    summon

    English

    (wikipedia summon)

    Verb

    (en-verb) (transitive)
  • To call people together; to convene.
  • * 2007 . Zerzan, John. Silence .
  • Silence is primary, summoning presence to itself; so it's a connection to the realm of origin.
  • To ask someone to come; to send for.
  • * November 2 2014 , Daniel Taylor, " Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
  • City will feel nonplussed when they review the tape and Pellegrini had to summon all his restraint in the post-match interviews.
  • (legal) To order someone to appear in court, especially by issuing a summons.
  • Derived terms

    * summons * summon up

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • call, command, order
  • The king's summons .