muster

Meaning

Noun

1. A gathering.
2. A gathering.
3. A gathering.
4. (Australia, New-Zealand) A gathering.
5. (obsolete) Showing.
6. (obsolete) Showing.
7. (obsolete) Showing.
8. Showing.

Verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To show, exhibit.
2. (intransitive) To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like (especially of a military force); to come together as parts of a force or body.
3. (transitive) To collect, call or assemble together, such as troops or a group for inspection, orders, display etc.
4. (US, transitive) To enroll (into service).
5. (Australia, New-Zealand, transitive) To gather or round up livestock.

Synonyms

gather

assemble

rally

congregate

collect

gather together

convene

draft

conscription

mobilize

come up

review

gathering

summon

convoke

concentrate

assembly

round up

marshal

concourse

get together

selective service

roll call

parade

focalize

come together

muster up

array

fabricate

focus

forgather

furl

get up

heap

inspect

inspection

levy

line up

line-up

mass

mobilise

oversee

pattern

pick up

piece

put together

revue

roll-call

shrink

throng

Translations

revista

rassembler

reunir

adunata

juntar

formar

reunión

adunare

radunare

rassemblement

conseguir

conscription

raduno

geçmek

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʌs.tə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: musteren

Cognate with French: montrer

Cognate with Italian: mostrare

Cognate with Spanish: mostrar

In summary

From Middle English musteren, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mostrer, Middle French monstrer, moustrer (whence the noun monstre, which gave the English noun), from Latin mōnstrō (“to show”), from moneō (“to admonish”). Cognate with French montrer (“to show”), Italian mostrare (“to show”), Spanish mostrar (“to show”). See also monster.