Call down Moderate

Call down has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions

Verb

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

"raise the specter of unemployment"

"he conjured wild birds in the air"

"call down the spirits from the mountain"

raise conjure conjure up invoke evoke stir call down arouse bring up put forward call forth

censure severely or angrily

"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"

"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"

"The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

call on the carpet take to task rebuke rag trounce lecture reprimand jaw dress down call down scold chide berate bawl out remonstrate chew out chew up have words lambaste lambast

To pray for; to request from God.

Example Sentences

"raise the specter of unemployment" verb

"he conjured wild birds in the air" verb

"call down the spirits from the mountain" verb

"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car" verb

"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister" verb

"The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" verb