conjure

[US]/ˈkʌndʒə(r)/
[UK]/ˈkʌndʒər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to bring to mind, summon, appeal to
vi. to perform magic tricks, to make something appear in the mind, to invoke spirits by chanting

Phrases & Collocations

conjure up

conjure a spell

conjure a ghost

Example Sentences

He conjured with everything.

conjure up the spirits of the dead

conjure up visions of the past

conjure a duck out of an empty box

I conjure you not to betray me.

a special tune that conjures up a particular time and place.

they hoped to conjure up the spirit of their dead friend.

on the merger scene his is a name to conjure with.

tried to conjure away the doubts that beset her.

I can't simply conjure up the money out of thin air.

The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.

Anne conjured up a most delicious home-made hot pot.

she had forgotten how to conjure up the image of her mother's face.

the word ‘addict’ conjures up evil and corruption.

The soup was called chlodnik—now there’s a name to conjure with!

She seems to conjure wonderful costumes out of thin air.

The magician conjured a bowl of fish out of his hat.

Can you conjure up a picture of the imperial life in ancient Egypt?

She conjured up a three-course meal in half an hour!

Real-world Examples

It'll be about the kind of flavours and aromas that the coffee conjures.

Source: Coffee Tasting Guide

Tristan's tomb is empty. I believed he has been conjured from the dead.

Source: The Legend of Merlin

Fifteen years later, she struggles to conjure the details.

Source: Time

You conjured up a Patronus that drove away all those Dementors!

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Conjuring up portable, waterproof fires was a speciality of Hermione's.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

For the wizard who conjures one...

Source: Films

The term “shadow banking” is often used to conjure up this dark world.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I can conjure them but they are mirages only.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

For the viewer, it's almost like peering into the machine's hallucinations as it conjures each new portrait.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

" Each one is unique to the wizard who conjures it."

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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