summon up
Present Participle
summoning up
Past Tense
summoned up
Past Participle
summoned up
1
to bring forth a memory or image, causing one to remember or think about something
- The smell of freshly baked cookies summoned up memories of holidays with family.
- The mention of his name summoned up images of their shared adventures.
- The photo album helped her summon those memories up that had been buried for years.
- A familiar melody could easily summon up cherished memories.
- She summoned the image of the old house up by describing it in vivid detail.
2
to make a deliberate effort to find and use a particular quality within oneself in order to accomplish a task
- Trying to impress the audience, the speaker summoned confidence up from within.
- In the midst of uncertainty, the team leader summoned up courage to make a bold decision.
- In order to confront his fears, he summoned up bravery to speak in public.
- She summoned up motivation to tackle the challenging workout routine.
- Before the exam, he needed to summon the focus up to recall the information studied.