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conjure up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of CONJURE

1

to form a mental picture of <with certain flowers I instantly conjure up memories of our Caribbean honeymoon>

Synonyms conceit [chiefly dialect], conceive, conjure (up), dream, envisage, envision, fancy, fantasize, fantasy, feature, ideate, image, picture, see, vision, visualize

Related Words daydream, stargaze; hallucinate; re-create, reflect, relive, reminisce; contemplate, meditate, muse, ponder, ruminate; concoct, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture, plan, project; foresee, prefigure

2

to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers <managed to conjure up the courage to ask the boss for a raise>

Synonyms conjure (up), gather, get up

Related Words educe, elicit, evoke, raise

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