muster

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈmʌstər/ UK /ˈmʌstə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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verb
to assemble or summon, especially troops or courage

She tried to muster the courage to speak before the council.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to assemble or summon,... assemble gather summon convene marshal rally mobilize collect

Opposites

disperse disband scatter

Word family

Related forms monster demonstrate

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Idioms (1)

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pass muster
to be judged good enough after an examination or review

Simplified etymology

Muster entered English in the late Middle Ages and ultimately derives from Latin monstrare ‘to show’. Its military use refers to assembling troops for display or inspection, the basis of the late-16th-century phrase pass muster, originally pass the musters.

Etymology

From Middle English mustren, from Old French mostrer, monstrer ('to show, display'), from Latin monstrare ('to show'), from monstrum ('portent, sign'), from monere ('to warn').

mostrer Old French monstrare Latin

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# muster

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈmʌstər/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmʌstə/

## Meanings
1. to assemble or summon, especially troops or courage

## Examples
- She tried to muster the courage to speak before the council.

## Synonyms
- assemble
- gather
- summon
- convene
- marshal
- rally
- mobilize
- collect

## Antonyms
- disperse
- disband
- scatter

## Related Forms
- monster
- demonstrate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mostrer
- Root: monstrare

## Etymology
From Middle English mustren, from Old French mostrer, monstrer ('to show, display'), from Latin monstrare ('to show'), from monstrum ('portent, sign'), from monere ('to warn').

## AI Etymology
Muster comes from Middle English mustren, from Old French mostrer, monstrer ('to show, display'), from Latin monstrare ('to show'), from monstrum ('portent, sign'), from monere ('to warn'). The etymological trail includes Old French mostrer, Latin monstrare. The same word family includes monster, demonstrate. Its current verb use means "to assemble or summon, especially troops or courage".

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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