summon up

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summon up

verb summons up · summoning up · summoned up

To look within oneself to find and put into action a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage. I summoned up all my remaining willpower.
Similar: summon, muster up, muster, work up

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@misc{summon_up_2026,
  title = {summon up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/summon%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}