Synonyms for call up


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : kawl-uhp
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔlˌʌp

Top 10 synonyms for call up Other synonyms for the word call up

Définition of call up

Origin :
  • early 14c., from call (v.). Sense of "a short formal visit" is from 1862.
  • As in muster : noun gathering
  • As in draft : noun military conscription
  • As in levy : verb assess, impose
  • As in mobilize : verb ready for action, movement
  • As in muster : verb gather, come together
  • As in recall : verb remember
  • As in recruit : verb gather resources
  • As in remember : verb keep in mind; summon into mind
  • As in remind : verb awaken memories of something
  • As in reminisce : verb go over in one's memory
  • As in telephone : verb communicate through telephone system
  • As in visualize : verb make a picture of in the mind
  • As in activate : verb initiate something; start a function
  • As in militarize : verb convert for military use
  • As in phone : verb telephone
  • As in draft : verb select for military force
  • As in enlist : verb sign up for responsibility
  • As in enroll : verb sign up for membership
Example sentences :
  • "The card orders me to call up the hospital," said the guard.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • Call up the house and see if they've gone back for any reason.
  • Extract from : « Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts » by Roy Rutherford Bailey
  • I shall, however, call up the ship's company and let them decide.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat
  • Some of its earlier scenes are too revolting for the imagination to call up.
  • Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller
  • At any time of day or night he could call up a vision of their gleaming brightness.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • Let's call up every one of the girls and then we'll surely find them.
  • Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
  • Call up the scouts one by one and let them see the track and say who made it.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • Did you ever see such paralyzing expressions as she can call up!
  • Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther
  • "Very well; then I will call up the Allingham's" responded Mrs. Bateman.
  • Extract from : « A Woman for Mayor » by Helen M. Winslow
  • "He's going to call up Bothwell to tell him I've gone," was my guess.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate of Panama » by William MacLeod Raine

Antonyms for call up

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