Antonyms for summon up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : suhm-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌm ən |
Definition of summon up
Origin :- c.1200, from Anglo-French, Old French sumundre "summon," from Vulgar Latin *summundre "to call, cite," from Latin summonere "hint to," from sub "under" + monere "warn, advise" (see monitor (n.)). Summons "authoritative call to be at a certain place for a certain purpose" is late 13c., from Old French sumunse, noun use of fem. past participle of somondre. Summoner "petty officer who cites persons to appear in court" is from early 14c.; contracted form sumner is from mid-14c.
- As in remember : verb keep in mind; summon into mind
- As in review : verb go over again
- As in call to mind : verb to recollect
- She could summon up nothing but expressions tinged with bitterness.
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- She had been too far in the depths of Poland for Esther to summon up her shade.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- I was done; I could not summon up courage to pass it off as a jest.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- He tried to summon up his pride, his courage, his manliness; but in vain.
- Extract from : « In Kings' Byways » by Stanley J. Weyman
- I could not summon up the necessary will to make it otherwise.
- Extract from : « The Bronze Hand » by Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs)
- There was work for him to do, and he must summon up all his energies for the task before him.
- Extract from : « Bucholz and the Detectives » by Allan Pinkerton
- Ah, my dear child, be reasonable, be strong; summon up all your courage.
- Extract from : « Samuel Brohl & Company » by Victor Cherbuliez
- The Colonel could summon up no answering smile to his boy's kind words.
- Extract from : « The Hero » by William Somerset Maugham
- It was necessary now that Sir Lionel should summon up his best courage.
- Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
- It took me some time, however, to summon up resolution enough.
- Extract from : « The Dean's Watch » by Erckmann-Chatrian
Synonyms for summon up
- analyze
- bear in mind
- bethink
- brood over
- brush up
- call to mind
- call up
- check out
- check thoroughly
- cite
- commemorate
- conjure up
- debrief
- dig into the past
- dwell upon
- educe
- elicit
- enshrine
- extract
- fix in the mind
- flash on
- get
- go back
- go over
- hash over
- have memories
- hold dear
- keep forever
- know by heart
- learn
- look at again
- look back
- look back on
- memorialize
- memorize
- mind
- nail down
- polish up
- reassess
- recall
- recap
- recapitulate
- recognize
- recollect
- reconsider
- reevaluate
- reexamine
- reflect on
- refresh memory
- rehash
- relive
- remember
- remind
- reminisce
- retain
- rethink
- retrospect
- revise
- revisit
- revive
- revoke
- ring a bell
- run over
- run through
- run up flagpole
- strike a note
- summon up
- take another look
- think back
- think over
- to remember
- treasure
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