English / phrasal verb
Summon up
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To gather or muster inner courage, energy, or resolve
In context
01
He had to summon up all his courage before entering the operating theater for knee surgery.
02
The recovering patient summoned up the physical strength to take his first steps along the corridor.
Synonyms
muster,gather,mobilize
Antonyms
relinquish,surrender,lose
Collocations
summon up courage,summon up strength,summon up the energy