conjure up

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conjure up

verb conjures up · conjuring up · conjured up

transitive To create or produce something, seemingly magically.
Similar: whip up
transitive To call up or command a spirit or devil by an incantation.
transitive To generate (an image or an idea) in one's mind. Like most persons utterly unused to deception, she could not imagine how it was to be managed; and her thoughts conjured up every probable and improbable embarrassment that might occur.

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@misc{conjure_up_2026,
  title = {conjure up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/conjure%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}