conjure up

verb

1. to present to the mind; evoke or imagine

   he conjured up a picture of his childhood

2. to call up or command (a spirit or devil) by an incantation

Example Sentences

Redford’s most memorable roles were arguably those that exploited the juxtaposition of the actor’s chiseled, class-president good looks and his ability to conjure up a scarred and hostile psyche.

From Los Angeles Times

He conjured up a world where every family has an Optimus robot capable of grocery shopping, babysitting and watering the plants.

From Los Angeles Times

"Nobody threw things at us, or left to go to the bar," Jarvis Cocker told BBC 6 Music, "so we just thought we'd carry on and see what we could conjure up."

From BBC

The forwards made a couple of early entries into Japan's 22 but could not penetrate so it fell to the backs to conjure up something creative.

From BBC

Saitoshi Tanaka, another atomic bomb survivor who suffered multiple cancers from radiation exposure, said that seeing the bloodshed in Gaza and Ukraine today conjures up his own suffering.

From BBC