conjure up


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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:
Verb1.conjure up - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magicconjure 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"
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"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

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


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