conjure up

Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms.

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 incantation

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Verb

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, raise

anathemise, 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"

Translations

verschreien

evocare far apparire come per magia rievocare

w>conjure up

vt sep ghosts, spirits → beschwören; (fig) memories etc → heraufbeschwören; (= provide, produce) → hervorzaubern; meal → zusammenzaubern

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

References in periodicals archive ?

Looking at the top brands in this year's "Brand Finance Top Logistics 25," Haigh said that they all immediately conjure up images of structured, well-oiled machines with the ability to capitalize their investments in technology and to deliver the goods in the time they state.

Top U.S. logistics companies lead in brand recognition and value, new report say

That eventually morphed into a business model where, in its purest form, we conjure up content ideas for people and publish them online.'

Louie de Leon stews up content game with Tomato Soup

NFOREST 0 WATFORD 1 SUBSTITUTE Odion Ighalo rescued Watford from an FA Cup fourth-round replay with Nottingham Forest, and manager Quique Sanchez Flores felt his introduction was always likely to conjure up a late winner.

Ighalo to rescue as late strike chops down Forest

It all seems fine and dandy in principal, but how many start-ups are able to conjure up shares to the tune of several thousand pounds at the very least?

'Shares for rights' just won't work!

Icomm's Ian Callens said: "The words 'disaster recovery' usually conjure up images of fire, theft and terrorism but a simple server failure is much more likely and can be just as disruptive.