Ask and Summon

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Ask verb - To request the presence or participation of.

Usage example: a fixture on the party circuit, that couple is always asking people over for dinner

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Summon is a synonym for ask in invite topic. In some cases you can use "Summon" instead a verb "Ask", when it comes to topics like speech.

Nearby Words: asked, asking

Summon verb - To demand or request the presence or service of.

Usage example: without explanation, the managing editor summoned me to his office

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Ask is a synonym for summon in speech topic. You can use "Ask" instead a verb "Summon", if it concerns topics such as call to a place.

Nearby Words: summons, summoning

help	ask help	summon help
character	ask character	summon character
hero	ask hero	summon hero
people	ask people	summon people
Other words: god, time, characters, king, times, heroes.

Given that he is a walking, talking skeleton, they mistook him for the demon they meant to summon and ask him to smite their enemies.

Source: God Guise
Also from the Discworld series, the spell to summon Death (to ask him questions) is called the "Rite of Ashk Ente", pronounced similarly to "Ask Auntie".

Source: Parody Magic Spell
They can't take it in a fight, so they ask Fluttershy to summon a flock of fruit bats, who eat the pears.

Source: Summon Bigger Fish

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