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ad-vocō āvī, ātus, āre,

to call, summon, invite: contionem: complures senatorii ordinis, Cs.: eo senatum, S.: populum ad tribunum, L.: Ut noris quibus advoceris Gaudiis, to what pleasures you are invited, H.: viros in consilium. — In law, to call as a counsellor or witness: amicos: aliquot mihi Amicos, T.: viros bonos: aderat ... advocabat, summoned friends.—To collect, recall: animum ad se.—To call upon, invoke: deum, Ct.: deos, L. —To call to aid, employ: arma, V.: artīs, O.

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