send for

send for
I
(Roget's IV) v.
Syn. send away for, order, request, write away for; see ask 1 , obtain 1 .
II
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb To demand to appear, come, or assemble: call, convene, convoke, muster, summon. See REQUEST. II verb See send.

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