call forth

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call forth

verb calls forth · calling forth · called forth

transitive To summon, to call to speak. They were called forth as witnesses.
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.

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@misc{call_forth_2026,
  title = {call forth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/call%20forth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}