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Idioms about muster
- to pass a cursory inspection.
- to measure up to a certain standard; be adequate: Your grades don't pass muster.
pass muster,
Origin of muster
1250–1300; Middle English mostren (v.) <Old French mostrer<Latin mōnstrāre to show, derivative of mōnstrum portent; see monster
synonym study for muster
1. See gather.
OTHER WORDS FROM muster
pre·mus·ter, verb (used with object)un·mus·tered, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH muster
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British Dictionary definitions for muster
muster
/ (ˈmʌstə) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for muster
C14: from old French moustrer, from Latin monstrāre to show, from monstrum portent, omen
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