Summon vs Becall - What's the difference?
summon | becall |
To call people together; to convene.
* 2007 . Zerzan, John. Silence .
To ask someone to come; to send for.
* November 2 2014 , Daniel Taylor, "
(legal) To order someone to appear in court, especially by issuing a summons.
To accuse.
*1878 , (Thomas Hardy), (The Return of the Native)
*:You must not becall me for laughing when you spoke; you mistook when you thought I laughed at you as a foolish man.
*2009 , Henry Fielding, Joseph Andrews and Shamela - Page 203 :
(obsolete) To call upon; call forth; challenge.
(obsolete) To call; summon.
To call names; miscall.
As verbs the difference between summon and becall
is that summon is to call people together; to convene while becall is to accuse.As a noun summon
is call, command, order.summon
English
(wikipedia summon)Verb
(en-verb) (transitive)- Silence is primary, summoning presence to itself; so it's a connection to the realm of origin.
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.
Derived terms
* summons * summon upbecall
English
Verb
(en verb)- I no sooner see him, but I scream out to Mrs. Jervis, she feigns likewise but just to come to herself; we both begin, she to becall , and I to bescratch very liberally.