rally

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. muster, marshal, call together; revive, restore, rouse, encourage; banter, chaff. See courage, assemblage.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. mass meeting, demonstration, gathering, assembly; see gathering .

v.

1. [To return to the attack]

Syn. unite against, reassemble, renew, redouble, counterattack, come together, charge, come around, come about, surge forward; see also attack 1 , gather 1 , return 1 , revenge .

Ant. disperse, scatter*, disintegrate.

2. [To urge others to rally, sense 1]

Syn. call to arms, inspirit, rouse; see encourage 2 , urge 2 .

3. [To summon for a common purpose]

Syn. marshal, mobilize, muster, unite; see assemble 2 , gather 2 .

4. [To regain strength]

Syn. surge, recuperate, revive, grow stronger; see recover 3 , revive 2 .

See Synonym Study at stir .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. gathering meeting, pep rally, assembly, meet, convention, revival, session, celebration.

2. comeback resurgence, revival, recovery, renewal, road to recovery, renaissance, rebound.

ANT.: 2. collapse, decline, loss, death, turn for the worse

II

v.

1. gather meet, convene, assemble, reassemble, mobilize, summon together, collect, get together, unite, call to arms.

2. recover come back, surge, resurge, rise again, revive, renew, rebound, bounce back, turn around, come around, rejuvenate, *get a second wind.

ANT.: 1. disperse, break up. 2. decline, lose, die, take a turn for the worse

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To assemble, prepare, or put into operation, as for war or a similar emergency: marshal, mobilize, muster, organize. See MOVE. 2. To regain one's health: come around (or round), convalesce, gain, improve, mend, perk up, recover, recuperate. See HEALTH. II noun A return to normal health: recovery, recuperation. See HEALTH.