muster

noun

mus·ter | \ˈməs-tər

Definition of muster

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a representative specimen (see specimen sense 1) : sample musters of goods for sale

2a : an act of assembling specifically : formal military inspection Call out the troops to stand muster.

b : critical examination slipshod work that would never pass muster

c : an assembled group : collection a muster of biographical facts — Time

d : inventory were sent … to take the musters of this expedition— G. R. Elton

muster

verb

mustered; mustering\-t(ə-)riŋ

Definition of muster (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1a : to cause to gather : convene

b : to enroll formally —usually used with in or into was mustered into the army

c : to call the roll of

2a : to bring together : collect

b : to call forth : rouse

3 : to amount to : comprise

intransitive verb

: to come together : congregate

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Synonyms & Antonyms for muster

Synonyms: Noun

assemblage, assembly, conference, congregation, convocation, gathering, ingathering, meeting

Synonyms: Verb

marshal (also marshall), mobilize, rally

Antonyms: Verb

demob [chiefly British], demobilize

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Verb

summon, call, cite, convoke, convene, muster mean to demand the presence of. summon implies the exercise of authority. was summoned to answer charges call may be used less formally for summon. called the legislature into special session cite implies a summoning to court usually to answer a charge. cited for drunken driving convoke implies a summons to assemble for deliberative or legislative purposes. convoked a Vatican council convene is somewhat less formal than convoke. convened the students muster suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole. mustered the troops

Examples of muster in a Sentence

Noun

a muster of concerned citizens considering the muster of suggestions that were submitted for “word of the year”

Verb

They pushed the car with all the strength they could muster. a command to muster the troops

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

As always, the TSA agent has the final say on whether or not the frozen item passes muster. — Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, "How to Bring Your Drink Through Airport Security," 25 Sep. 2018 That information would have been part of their muster drill, required by law to be performed within 24 hours of boarding. — Barbara S. Peterson, Popular Mechanics, "What Went Wrong on the Costa Concordia," 14 July 2014 In fact, a separate question on nurse staffing levels met legal muster Monday. — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, "Voters won’t be able to weigh in on the millionaires tax. How about the Legislature?," 19 June 2018 Whether that deal, which would bring together the nation’s third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers, will pass regulatory muster is far from certain. — Dana Cimilluca, WSJ, "M&A Market Headed for a Record, Powered by Tech Disruption, AT&T Ruling," 1 July 2018 In the weeks ahead, Comcast and Disney are expected to work overtime to convince Fox shareholders that each will have an easier time passing regulatory muster. — New York Times, "Comcast Offers $65 Billion for 21st Century Fox, Challenging Disney," 13 June 2018 If that vertical merger of distribution and content goes through, Comcast will have a more credible case that its offer could pass regulatory muster. — The Economist, "Comcast and Disney battle over Rupert Murdoch’s empire," 31 May 2018 But of course there are all the other hurdles too, like passing regulatory muster and getting insurers to cover the mini medical devices. — Megan Molteni, WIRED, "This Digital Pill Prototype Uses Bacteria to Sense Stomach Bleeding," 24 May 2018 The stock has mostly held those gains, even as some analysts expressed skepticism that the full data will pass muster when Biogen eventually shows it. — Charley Grant, WSJ, "Fear of Missing Out Drives Stock Performance," 13 July 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Both were only supported by Republicans but couldn’t muster enough support to pass the House because some members of the GOP voted against them. — Nicholas Riccardi, The Seattle Times, "McSally accuses Sinema of backing “treason” in Senate debate," 16 Oct. 2018 So far, attempts to muster support for the international regulation of autonomous weapons have been ineffectual. — James Vincent, The Verge, "Elon Musk, DeepMind founders, and others sign pledge to not develop lethal AI weapon systems," 18 July 2018 Though there was widespread support for school resource officers, one strategy that didn't muster much support was arming teachers. — Mandy Mclaren, The Courier-Journal, "Gov. Matt Bevin blames school shootings on phones, psychotropic drugs," 26 June 2018 This resulted in a loan spell with Deportive La Coruna at the beginning of the 2017/18 season, and still managed to muster up eight goals and six assists in a side that was eventually relegated from the top flight. — SI.com, "Forgotten Arsenal Forward Set to Return for Pre-Season Training Ahead of Talks With Unai Emery," 23 June 2018 Sanchez saw that as his opening and managed to muster enough support from smaller parties to send him to La Moncloa palace, the seat of government in Madrid. — Aritz Parra And Barry Hatton, chicagotribune.com, "Spain's prime minister is out; Socialist PM is in," 1 June 2018 Sanchez saw that as his opening and managed to muster enough support from smaller parties to send him to La Moncloa palace, the seat of government in Madrid. — Fox News, "Mariano Rajoy out as Spanish prime minister, Socialist opposition leader Pedro Sanchez takes over," 1 June 2018 The release was meant to quell some of those fears and muster support for Haspel. — Kaitlan Collins, CNN, "White House happily cites 'leakers and liars' Brennan and Clapper in support of Haspel," 2 May 2018 For all their bluster, her Brexiteer critics couldn’t muster the 48 votes necessary to trigger a vote of no confidence in the prime minister, let alone the 159 necessary to defeat her. — The Economist, "What doesn’t kill her makes Theresa May stronger," 12 July 2018

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History and Etymology for muster

Noun

Middle English mustre, from Anglo-French mostre, monstre, from mustrer

Verb

Middle English mustren to show, muster, from Anglo-French mustrer, monstrer, from Latin monstrare to show, from monstrum evil omen, monster — more at monster

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