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What does summon up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word summon up? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To look within oneself to find and put into action a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage.
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Quite how they could summon up the energy for their second half display will remain a mystery but summon up the energy they did.
At 21-14 it looked as if Ashton's drop goal could be vital, but the Dragons could not summon up the energy for the final effort.
To a modern audience pewter and brass collections traditionally summon up images of the country pub.
A few people worked out what was going on, but couldn't summon up the interest to write in.
A mobile phone was used to summon up assistance, and the next-door keeper turned out to help.
Neither of us could summon up the interest even to attempt concocting a cunning plan for our next assault on a region of France.

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