muster

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈmʌstər/ UK /ˈmʌstə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to assemble or summon, especially troops or courage

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

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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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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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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
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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