English → Latin
“convoke” in Latin
convocōto assemble, convene, convoke, summon, call togetherconvolvulusa caterpillar of a vine moth (Eupoecilia ambiguella), which wraps itself up in the leaves of the vine; larger bindweed,
The English word convoke itself goes back to Latin vocō, through convocare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
convoke
convocare: to convoke an assembly of the people, in concionem vocare or convocare populum; also convocare populum only: to convoke the senate, senatum cogere or convocare: to convoke the soldiers, milites in concionem convocare (to an assembly): CONVOLVULUS, convolvulus (Plin., 21, 5, 11).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for convoke?
- The usual Latin words for “convoke” are convocō, convolvulus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.