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to summon up
[phrase form: summon]
01
to bring forth a memory or image, causing one to remember or think about something
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
summon
Present tense
summon up
3rd person singular
summons up
Present participle
summoning up
Past simple
summoned up
Past participle
summoned up
Examples
The smell of freshly baked cookies summoned up memories of holidays with family.
02
to make a deliberate effort to find and use a particular quality within oneself in order to accomplish a task
Examples
Trying to impress the audience, the speaker summoned confidence up from within.
