Meaning & use

conjure

verb·Academic

To cause something to appear as if by magic, or to bring an image vividly to mind.

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The magician conjured a dove seemingly out of thin air.

Her old photographs conjure memories of summers spent at the lake house.

A note on using this word

Conjure often pairs with up, as in conjure up an image, when describing a vivid mental impression rather than literal magic.

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