marshal
verb/ˈmɑːʃl/
/ˈmɑːrʃl/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they marshal | /ˈmɑːʃl/ /ˈmɑːrʃl/ |
| he / she / it marshals | /ˈmɑːʃlz/ /ˈmɑːrʃlz/ |
| past simple marshalled | /ˈmɑːʃld/ /ˈmɑːrʃld/ |
| past participle marshalled | /ˈmɑːʃld/ /ˈmɑːrʃld/ |
| (US English) past simple marshaled | /ˈmɑːʃld/ /ˈmɑːrʃld/ |
| (US English) past participle marshaled | /ˈmɑːʃld/ /ˈmɑːrʃld/ |
| -ing form marshalling | /ˈmɑːʃlɪŋ/ /ˈmɑːrʃlɪŋ/ |
| (US English) -ing form marshaling | /ˈmɑːʃlɪŋ/ /ˈmɑːrʃlɪŋ/ |
- marshal something to gather together and organize the people, things, ideas, etc. that you need for a particular purpose synonym muster
- They have begun marshalling forces to send relief to the hurricane victims.
- to marshal your arguments/thoughts/facts
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- marshal somebody to control or organize a large group of people, especially soldiers
- The general marshalled his troops.
- Police were brought in to marshal the crowd.
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a high-ranking officer of state): from Old French mareschal ‘farrier, commander’, from late Latin mariscalcus, from Germanic elements meaning ‘horse’ (compare with mare) and ‘servant’.
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