conjure up
Britishverb
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to present to the mind; evoke or imagine
he conjured up a picture of his childhood
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to call up or command (a spirit or devil) by an incantation
Example Sentences
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In fairness, Musk didn’t conjure up this idea all on his own.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Not so long ago, tattered old maps of Africa’s most remote mining regions would conjure up images of Allan Quatermain cutting his way deep into the jungle in search of King Solomon’s Mines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Cooking requires "nafas", or soul, Orfali explained, using the Arabic term that describes a cook's personal flair for food and their ability to conjure up exceptional meals.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
If there was one player in recent Anfield history who would be backed to conjure up a match-saving moment of magic it is 'The Egyptian King', the spearhead of all Liverpool's recent successes.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025
She would find it increasingly exhausting to conjure up, to dust off, to resuscitate once again what was long dead.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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