to summon

Examples

• All

• What manner of man are you that can summon up fire without flint or tinder?

  Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

• The emergent American state summoned new traditions and symbols to create a unified national culture.

  Academic text (1993)

• Can you summon the will to fight on through all the pain and rise again?

  Air (2023)

• How does a boy like that summon the strength of character even to think such thoughts?

  Academic text (1996)

• To summon your power for the coming conflict... ...you must first have power over that which conflicts you.

  Mystery Men (1999)

• For those willing to summon the appropriate resolve and application, the following course is recommended.

  Academic text (1991)

• What you need is the very human and universal ability to respect and be in touch with your emotions, to summon what's already inside you.

• How do we summon the nerve to face discomfort?

  Jay Shetty Podcast

• And if you're strong enough or you can summon the will, you'll be able to solve the problem that way.

• In times of stress, we can summon the courage to face our fears.

Synonyms

R

to rally

vsto summon

159 3.7

To get better after an illness or problem

describes gathering strength or resources by effort rather than recovering after a decline

M

to muster

vsto summon

84 5.4

To gather people, supplies, or courage for a purpose

leans toward gathering inner qualities and strength rather than mainly people

M

to mobilize

vsto summon

76 5.8

To organize people and resources to take action for a goal

is about gathering strength or resources through effort, not just organizing

M

to marshal

vsto summon

20 4.6

To arrange people or resources for a purpose

focuses on bringing together inner strength or resources rather than mainly arranging things

C

to call up

vsto summon

13 4.0

To make a file or information appear for use

refers to gathering personal strength or resources with effort rather than mere recall

M

to muster up

vsto summon

10 5.1

To find enough courage or energy to do something

is the general single-word form for gathering strength with effort

Antonyms

D

to disperse

104 4.4

To cause people and things, like a crowd or fog, to spread over a wide area

D

to dissipate

48 6.8

To make something spread out and disappear, for example fog or tension

How Strong

to summon

54 4.5

to muster

84 5.4

to gather

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology