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summon up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
sum-mon up
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To look within oneself to find and put into action a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

summons up (present, singular) summoning up (participle, present) summoned up (participle, past) summoned up (past)

Synonyms

summon muster up muster work up

Questions

What does summon up mean?
To look within oneself to find and put into action a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage.

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