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muster
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mus·ter  (mstr)
v. mus·tered, mus·ter·ing, mus·ters
v.tr.
1. To call (troops) together, as for inspection.
2. To cause to come together; gather: Bring all the volunteers you can muster.
3. To call forth; summon up: mustering up her strength for the ordeal. See Synonyms at call.
v.intr.
To assemble or gather: mustering for inspection.
n.
1.
a. A gathering, especially of troops, for service, inspection, review, or roll call.
b. The persons assembled for such a gathering.
2. A muster roll.
3. A gathering or collection: a muster of business leaders at a luncheon.
4. A flock of peacocks. See Synonyms at flock1.
Phrasal Verbs:
muster in
To enlist or be enlisted in military service: She mustered in at the age of 18.
muster out
To discharge or be discharged from military service: He was mustered out when the war ended.
Idiom:
pass muster
To be judged as acceptable.

[Middle English mustren, from Old French moustrer, from Latin mnstrre, to show, from mnstrum, sign, portent, from monre, to warn; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]

muster
Verb
1. to summon or gather: I put as much disbelief in my expression as I could muster
2. to call or be called together for duty or inspection: the battalion mustered on the bank of the river
Noun
1. an assembly of military personnel for duty or inspection
2. a collection, assembly, or gathering
3. pass muster to be acceptable [Latin monstrare to show]

Muster, Mustering a number of things or persons assembled on a particular occasion; a collection, as a muster of peacocks—Johnson, 1755. See also levy.
Examples: mustering of horses, 1835; muster of peacocks, 1470; mustering of storks; muster of troops.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.muster - a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster"
assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
2.mustermuster - compulsory military service          
militarisation, militarization, mobilization, mobilisation - act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
levy en masse, levy - the act of drafting into military service
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
Verb1.muster - gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
2.muster - call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.
send for, call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"

muster
verb 1. summon up, collect, call up, marshal
verb 2. rally, group, gather, assemble, round up, marshal, mobilize, call together
verb 3. assemble, meet, come together, convene, congregate, convoke
noun 4. assembly, meeting, collection, gathering, rally, convention, congregation, roundup, mobilization, hui N.Z. concourse, assemblage, convocation, runanga N.Z. pass muster be acceptable, qualify, measure up, make the grade, fill the bill (informal) be or come up to scratch
Translations

muster [ˈmʌstəʳ] vtjuntar, reunir;
(also: muster up) → reunir: [+ courage]; armarse de
muster [ˈmʌstəʳ] vtrassembler;
(also: muster up) [+ strength, courage]; rassembler
muster [ˈmʌstəʳ] vt (support) → zusammenbekommen;
(also: muster up) (energy, strength, courage) → aufbringen;
(troops, members) → antreten lassen
n to pass muster → den Anforderungen genügen
muster [ˈmʌstəʳ] vtradunare;
(also: muster up) [+ strength, courage]; fare appello a

muster
v muster [ˈmastə]
1 to gather together (especially soldiers for duty or inspection). versamel, oproepيَحْشِدсъбиранеshromáždit; nechat nastoupitsamleantreten lassenσυγκεντρώνωreunir(se)(ülevaatuseks) kogunemaفراخواندنkokoontuarassemblerלְגַייֵסएकत्र करना, जुटानाproći smotrufelsorakoztatmengumpulkansafna saman, kalla samanadunare; (passare in rassegna)召集する소집하다; 집합하다rinkti(s)sapulcinātperhimpunanbijeenroepensamle sammen, stille oppzwołać, zebraćajuntamentoa se reuni, a se adunaсобиратьzhromaždiťzbratismotraställa uppรวบรวมtoplanmak集合збиратисяاکٹھا کرناsự tập hợp
2 to gather (courage, energy etc) He mustered his energy for a final effort.oproepيَجْمَعтрупамsebrat, soustředitsamleaufbietenεπιστρατεύωreunirkokku võtmaجمع اورى کردنkootarassemblerלֶאֱזוֹרएकत्र हो जानाskupitiösszeszedmengerahkansafna hugrekki/kröftumraccogliere, fare appello a奮い起こす(...을) 불러일으키다, 모으다(su)kaupti, (su)keltisakopot (spēkus u.tml.); saņemtiesmengumpulkanverzamelensamle (mot)zebrać się w sobie, zmobilizowaćreunira strângeсобирать(ся)pozbieraťzbratisakupitisamla, uppbådaทำให้กล้าtoplamak鼓起збиратиہمت جٹاناsự tập trung

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