conjure (up)

verb

Definition of conjure (up)next
1
as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of with certain flowers I instantly conjure up memories of our Caribbean honeymoon

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2
as in to summon
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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjure (up)
  1. imagine
  2. summon
  3. see
  4. gather
  5. envision
  6. get up
  7. picture
Verb
  • Just imagine how much better things will get when their twins arrive!
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Across eleven offerings, a swirl of photographs mined from the internet and transferred onto wood panels, Norsworthy offers the kind of narratives most movies refuse to consider, let alone imagine.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of imagine
Verb
  • Her rally in Houston late last month rivaled any recent sporting or musical event in my mind, summoning memories of Obama’s 2008 acceptance speech in Denver.
    Philip Eliott / Detroit, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
  • By summoning offense that had been missing the first three quarters, Williams and the Chicago Bears rallied from a 12-point deficit to take a 15-12 lead against Washington with 23 seconds left, followed by a two-point conversion.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of summon
Verb
  • That’s not enough of the planet’s circumference to see the horizon line begin to show off its curve.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
  • There were moments of vulnerability never seen from him before.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of see
Verb
  • OnX gathers that data and builds layers of graphics that show exactly where app users should avoid and displays it on a phone or tablet on the onX Backcountry, onX Offroad, and onX Hunt apps.
    Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The rating labels schools and districts earn should be changed to be easier for the public to understand, but that should be done after research and gathering public feedback.
    Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of gather
Verb
  • The property was once envisioned as the site of a high school but now sits vacant.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • One of their disputes was reportedly related to Horizon: An American Saga, a film envisioned by Costner as a four-part series.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of envision
Verb
  • Hardman stayed down, before getting up and walking to the locker room.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • And jumping into a cage to get up close with one of the ocean's most feared and misunderstood predators: white sharks.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of get up
Verb
  • In still images and videos, each person is dressed in Boss holiday looks and pictured against neon lights — images meant to reference the idea that everyone carries a powerful light within them.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Days after Vladimir Putin's troops were pictured raising their flags over a municipal building in Selydove, the defense ministry in Moscow said Tuesday its troops had captured the important staging area for Ukraine's defenses.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of picture
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