summon up

To find and use courage, energy, or a memory from deep inside yourself, even when it's hard.

"She summoned up every ounce of courage she had and stepped onto the stage."

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John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets | Lex Fridman Podcast #309

Lex Fridman · 190:24

even trying to summon up in my mind it's like,

You won't expect this...

The School of Life · 2:24

we'll quickly summon up the buffet, the bathroom, and that jaunt to the market.

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