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mustering in

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mus⋅ter

[muhs-ter]
–verb (used with object)
1. to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
2. to gather, summon, rouse (often fol. by up): He mustered all his courage.
–verb (used without object)
3. to assemble for inspection, service, etc., as troops or forces.
4. to come together; collect; assemble; gather.
–noun
5. an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
6. an assemblage or collection.
7. the act of mustering.
8. Also called muster roll. (formerly) a list of the persons enrolled in a military or naval unit.
9. muster in, to enlist into service in the armed forces.
10. muster out, to discharge from service in the armed forces: He will be mustered out of the army in only two more months.
11. pass muster,
a. to pass a cursory inspection.
b. to measure up to a certain standard; be adequate: Your grades don't pass muster.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME mostren (v.) < OF mostrer < L mōnstrāre to show, deriv. of mōnstrum portent; see monster


1. convoke. See gather. 1, 4. convene; congregate. 5. gathering, assembly, convention.


1, 4. scatter, separate.
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