summon up

verb

summoned up; summoning up; summons up

: to bring (a memory, feeling, image, etc.) into the mind

Visiting his old house summoned up memories of his childhood.

Examples of summon up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When Lemuel Gulliver is on his travels, a necromancer offers him the chance to summon up any spirit from the dead. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

However, for students graduating right now, Hammer can't really summon up anything stern to say. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

With a few simple prompts, anyone can summon up a team of realistic alter egos. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026

Only the two never lose the ability to summon up their hate. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for summon up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup