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conjure up

British  

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

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Example Sentences

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He chose that particular name because “it conjured up someone old-fashioned and bad-tempered lamenting the state of the world through the window of a London club while clutching his glass of port.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It took a few tries, but I was finally able to conjure up my own wisp of smoke.

From Literature

Instead of, you know, casting them literally onto the street and forcing them to conjure up their own imperfect, and very expensive, DIY solutions.

From Los Angeles Times

Few imagined he would conjure up a performance against Manchester City so complete Pep Guardiola admitted his team might have been beaten even if Diogo Dalot had been sent off in the opening minutes.

From BBC

Disciples believe it is in a club's genes - the style and emotion conjured up by simply mentioning its name.

From BBC