conjure up
Third Person
conjures up
Present Participle
conjuring up
Past Tense
conjured up
Past Participle
conjured up
1
to bring forth something, often from the realm of imagination, as if by enchantment
transitive
- Can you conjure up a solution to this problem that we haven't considered yet?
- The magician conjured up a rabbit from his hat, leaving the audience amazed.
- The artist's brush seemed to conjure up emotions on the canvas, capturing the essence of the scene.
- He had the ability to conjure up ideas for new projects in an instant.
- As the story unfolded, the author conjured up a magical world filled with wonder.
2
to cause something, such as a picture, image, or memory, to appear vividly in someone's mind
transitive
- The scent of the flowers conjured up memories of her childhood.
- The old song played on the radio could conjure up images of a bygone era.
- The picturesque landscape in the novel was so well-described that it easily conjured up vivid mental images.
- The mention of the place instantly conjured up a mental picture of the quaint little town.
- The storyteller skillfully used words to conjure up the fantastical world of the narrative in the listeners' minds.