transitive verb.
To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.
transitive verb.
To urge; to enjoin.
transitive verb.
To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
transitive verb.
To refer to or specify, as for support, proof, illustration, or confirmation.
transitive verb.
To bespeak; to indicate.
transitive verb.
To notify of a proceeding in court.