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conjure up
conjure up vb (tr, adverb) 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 incantationThesaurus| Verb | 1. |  conjure up - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"bring up, call down, conjure, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir, raiseanathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict, curse - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"bless - give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" |
Translationsverschreienevocarefar apparire come per magiarievocareconjure up
conjure up1. Literally, to cause something to appear, as by magic or other supernatural means. A noun or pronoun can be used between "conjure" and "up." The magician wowed the crowd when he waved his hands and seemingly conjured up a rabbit.2. To locate something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "conjure" and "up." Hang on, let me see if I can conjure up a pen for you. Any luck conjuring up some limes?3. To evoke thoughts or images of someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "conjure" and "up." We can't name our baby Glinda—that name immediately conjures up images of The Wizard of Oz! As an author, your job is to conjure up the action in the reader's mind.See also: conjure, upconjure someone or something up 1. Lit. to make someone or something appear, seemingly by the use of magic. The magician conjured seven white doves up. Then an old wizard conjured up a horse. 2. Fig. to manage to locate someone or something. I think I can conjure a pencil up for you. Do you think you can conjure up a large coffee urn in the next half hour? 3. Fig. to manage to think up or imagine someone or something in one's mind. Can you conjure a vision of grandma up? All I could do was to conjure up happy memeories.See also: conjure, upconjure up
Synonyms for conjure upverb summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magicSynonyms- bring up
- call down
- conjure
- invoke
- call forth
- put forward
- arouse
- evoke
- stir
- raise
Related Words- anathemise
- anathemize
- bedamn
- beshrew
- damn
- imprecate
- maledict
- curse
- bless
- create
- make
- call forth
- evoke
- kick up
- provoke
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