muster

[ muhs-ter ]

/ ˈmʌs tər /

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verb (used with object)

to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.

to gather, summon, rouse (often followed by up): He mustered all his courage.

verb (used without object)

to assemble for inspection, service, etc., as troops or forces.

to come together; collect; assemble; gather.

noun

an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.

an assemblage or collection.

the act of mustering.

Also called muster roll . (formerly) a list of the persons enrolled in a military or naval unit.

Verb Phrases

muster in, to enlist into service in the armed forces.

muster out, to discharge from service in the armed forces: He will be mustered out of the army in only two more months.

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Idioms for muster

pass muster,

to pass a cursory inspection.
to measure up to a certain standard; be adequate: Your grades don't pass muster.

Origin of muster

1250–1300; Middle English mostren (v.) <Old French mostrer<Latin mōnstrāre to show, derivative of mōnstrum portent; see monster

SYNONYMS FOR muster

1 convoke.

1, 4 convene; congregate.

5 gathering, assembly, convention.

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ANTONYMS FOR muster

1, 4 scatter, separate.

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1. See gather.

OTHER WORDS FROM muster

pre·mus·ter, verb (used with object)un·mus·tered, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH muster

muster , mustard

Words nearby muster

Mustard operation, mustard plaster, mustee, mustelid, musteline, muster, Muster Day, muster in, muster roll, musth, must-have

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Example sentences from the Web for muster

Unfortunately, the best response we can muster might be much harder than a band-aid or hidden camera.
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Rising to retrieve it, I offer her what meager reassurance I can muster.
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But two years after that, UFW walked away from its negotiations with Gerawan, unable to muster adequate worker support.
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Yet, relative to the massive amount of attention, shock, and criticism, I can only muster a shrug and a plea to chill out.
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The upside is that we might muster the political will to develop policies that match reality.
Our Ruling Ideology Is Denial|Eugene Linden|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A company may be mustered in the same manner on its own parade ground, the muster to follow the company inspection.
Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911|United States War Department
But the number of claymores which this first muster brought to Lochaber cannot have been less than two thousand.
Claverhouse|Mowbray Morris
As quickly as one troop was filled up, it was sent off to the place of Muster.
Boscobel: or, the royal oak|William Harrison Ainsworth
Horace treated Mrs. Anderson and the Major with all the politeness he could muster.
Battling the Clouds|Captain Frank Cobb
The muster was for the ceremony of passing the Government Inspector and the Doctor.
The Uncommercial Traveller|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for muster

muster

/ (ˈmʌstə) /

verb

to call together (numbers of men) for duty, inspection, etc, or (of men) to assemble in this way

muster in to enlist into military service
muster out to discharge from military service

(tr) Australian and NZ to round up (livestock)

(tr sometimes foll by up) to summon or gatherto muster one's arguments; to muster up courage

noun

an assembly of military personnel for duty, inspection, etc

a collection, assembly, or gathering

Australian and NZ the rounding up of livestock

a flock of peacocks

pass muster to be acceptable

Word Origin for muster

C14: from old French moustrer, from Latin monstrāre to show, from monstrum portent, omen

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muster

In addition to the idiom beginning with muster

muster in

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pass muster

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