muster

Rally the forces

Muster is to gather or assemble, especially troops for inspection or roll call: The sergeant mustered his platoon at dawn.

The noun refers to such an assembly or the number assembled: a muster of fifty soldiers.

To pass muster is to meet a required standard.

Muster up means to summon from within: She mustered up the courage to speak.

To muster out is to discharge from military service.

assemble

convene

Formally gather together

marshal · organize · rally · collect · amass · corral · roundup · group · mass · aggregate

courage

bravery

Boldness before danger

determination · grit · mettle · pluck · guts · boldness · nerve · backbone · spunk · fearlessness

military

troops

Military personnel collectively

squad · soldiers · infantry · brigade · company · division · army · militia · cadets · barracks

summon

conjure

Summon by supernatural means

rally · call forth · evoke · stir · arouse · generate · produce · draw upon · gather up · call up

nautical

roll call

Attendance-taking procedure

deck · inspection · berth · watch · hands · shipboard · gangway · quarters · all hands · seamanship

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assembly/gathering

musterdisperse

Cause to spread apart

disband · scatter · dismiss · dissolve · separate

mobilization/activation

musterdemobilize

Disband military forces

disband · demob · deactivate · discharge · muster out

summoning resources/effort

musterabandon

Leave behind permanently

surrender · give up · relinquish · lose · forsake

Phrases
Family

mustering out, mustered, musters, mustering, muster out, muster up

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