summon up
Bring to mind
To summon up is to call forth from within—memory, courage, strength, or other inner resources: She summoned up the nerve to ask for a raise, He tried to summon up memories of his childhood.
The phrase suggests deliberate effort to bring something to the surface, whether an emotion, an image, or the will to act.
Call upon formally
- evokeBring forth mentally
- call forthSummon or elicit
- beckonSignal to approach
- rouseStir to wakefulness
arouse · bring forth · raise · materialization · apparition · spirit · specter · séance
Recalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- recallMemory retrieval act
remember · reminisce · retrospect · memories · bygone · yesteryear · past · childhood
Assemble for inspection
- gatherBring or come together
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marshalArrange in proper order
- draw onUtilize available resources
willpower · determination · resolve · grit · fortitude · tenacity · strength · courage
Picture in thought
- visualizeForm mental pictures
- pictureVisual depiction of something
- imagineForm mental pictures
- createCause to exist
conceive · fantasy · vision · image · mental picture · dream up · call to mind · bring to mind
invoke
Call upon formally
- evokeBring forth mentally
- call forthSummon or elicit
- beckonSignal to approach
rouse · arouse · bring forth · raise · materialization · apparition · spirit · specter · séance · necromancy
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
recall · remember · reminisce · retrospect · memories · bygone · yesteryear · past · childhood · keepsake
muster
Assemble for inspection
draw on · willpower · determination · resolve · grit · fortitude · tenacity · strength · courage · nerve
envision
Picture in thought
create · conceive · fantasy · vision · image · mental picture · dream up · call to mind · bring to mind · creativity
summon upstumble upon
Find unexpectedly
stumble across · happen upon · chance upon · come across · run into
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