transitive verb to begin or carry on legal action against (a person or group), or to seek enforcement of (a claim) through legal action. He decided to prosecute the author of the…

transitive verb to call or notify to appear for a particular purpose.You can summon a flight attendant by pressing that button.The teacher received an urgent phone call and was summoned to the…

transitive verb to alter somewhat; make changes in.To save money, they had to modify their plans for the house.We objected to some of the things in the contract, so they agreed to…

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adjective of plants, growing abundantly.It had rained a great deal in the early spring and now the grass was lush. See the full entry