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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

call forth en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To summon, to call to speak.
    • They were called forth as witnesses.
  2. (transitive) To induce, inspire.
    • The treatment of an untreatable condition such as rheumatoid arthritis calls forth, as they might well say in Tipperary, great therapeutic skill and expertise. 1976 March 27, F. Dudley Hart, “History of the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis”, in British Medical Journal, volume 1, number 6012, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 763:

Forms

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called forth Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
called forth Tense=Past lexicographic
calling forth Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
calls forth Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic