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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Her vivid imagination would "conjure up the worse eventualities".
From BBC
Well, France and England in Paris conjured up just that.
From BBC
He asked her to take photos with prominent figures he met, and later conjured up roles at his nonprofit entities for her.
The oversize blazers conjured up armor for the streets, as in, we’re outside taking care of business.
From Los Angeles Times
“What exactly was in that letter you put in the Academy mailbox? I saw you swipe a form from the Glitch room. What could you possibly have had time to conjure up that fast?”
From Literature
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