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2 meanings

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1 —as in:
muster strength or the crew

Definition

to gather

The exact meaning of this sense of muster is often subject to its context. For example:

"mustered her courage/strength/a smile" — to gather from within
"muster the soldiers/crew" — to gather — typically for inspection
"muster volunteers/votes" — to gather enough to do something

She mustered the courage to introduce herself.

mustered = gathered

Other Uses (with this meaning)

Can you muster enough votes to get it passed?
Muster the crew for inspection.

muster = gather

Go, muster men.
Shakespeare -- King Richard III
And that, as it was, all the strength we could muster was required to cope with the Count's extraordinary power.
Bram Stoker -- Dracula

muster = gather

I was feeling better now that it was half over, and I sat next to Maxon with the best posture I could muster.
Kiera Cass -- The Selection

muster = gather

I mustered the courage to walk through the silent house by myself and reached the warehouse.
Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl

mustered = gathered (from within)

She could not muster her usual venom.
Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief

muster = gather from within

I couldn't muster up a single commonplace out of the thousand in my head.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The Great Gatsby

muster = come up with (think of)

In March, however, he mustered his resolve once more and resumed his lonely trek.
Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild

mustered = gathered

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2 —as in:
didn't pass muster

Definition

inspection — especially of soldiers or a crew

She didn't pass muster.

muster = inspection

Other Uses (with this meaning)

We were called for muster at dawn.
This bright panoply was not meant for mere idle show, but had been worn by the Governor on many a solemn muster and training field, and had glittered, moreover, at the head of a regiment in the Pequod war.
Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The Scarlet Letter

muster = inspection of soldiers

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Less commonly:

More rarely, muster can refer to a counting or census. Much more rarely, muster can refer to a call to duty such as compulsory military service or jury duty. In that sense, you may see the expression muster in or muster out. Still more rarely, a muster can refer to a group of peacocks.

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