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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Maybe Golden State could conjure up some magic in a playoff series — but over an 82-game regular-season marathon?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Known by acronyms that need no explanation, viruses like Covid, Sars and Ebola conjure up images of medics in protective suits and spark fear in populations worldwide.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
“With weather heating up at this early stage of the cooling cycle, the market is forced to conjure up an increased possibility of a hot summer,” Ritterbusch & Associates says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
The names of those to play both cricket and football for England conjure up the feeling of a very different era: cigarette cards, blazers and the faint whiff of Brylcreem.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
He tried to conjure up a face to fit the words, but there was no face.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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