convoke

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The Word of the Day for September 15 is:

convoke   \kun-VOHK\   verb
     : to call together to a meeting

Example sentence:
     At the beginning of each semester, the college president 
convokes the student body and the faculty for a special "state-
of-the-college" meeting.

Did you know?
     The Latin verb "vocare" ("to call") and the noun from which 
it comes, "vox" (meaning "voice") have given rise to many 
English words, including "convoke." English descendants of those 
roots are usually spelled with "voc" or "vok" ("voice" is one 
exception) and have to do with speaking or calling. Thus 
to "provoke" is to call forth a feeling or action, to "evoke" is 
to call to mind memories, and to "revoke" is to annul by 
recalling. "Equivocate" (to use uncertain language), 
"vociferous" (given to insistent outcry or calling 
out), "vocation" (a special calling), and, of course, "vocal" 
are just a few other "vox/vocare" derivatives.