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
  • And the remarkable part of this entire sequence is that at least two characters are actively imagining uses for the box that will compromise the experiment.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • One can only imagine what that iPad has looked like in the past few days.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of imagine
Verb
  • Initially, their aunt appears to have summoned them there for free labor with the housework, garden and hens.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • As part of the inquiry, the mayor of Kenscoff and the police inspector in charge of the sprawling mountaintop rural district have been summoned for questioning.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of summon
Verb
  • Barclays projects that palm oil, coconut oil, and rubber could rise by 30% to 40% over the next 18 months, coffee could see an additional 20% to 30% surge, and rice could increase by a further 10% to 20%.
    — , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Authorities initially said Saylor’s mother reported that her child had wandered off from a rental home in Hagley Estates in Pawleys Island and was last seen wearing her swimsuit.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of see
Verb
  • The feeds then went to the pets as the houseguests were set to gather at the dining room table time machine.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • King’s eyes gather the world’s hodgepodge, and her hand records with a sensitivity that can come only from fondness.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of gather
Verb
  • Even in the midst of this global struggle, Roosevelt contemplated the future and envisioned the critical role that a new United Nations might play.
    — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • But her team said DOLLYFEST will be the official celebration Parton herself envisioned, not a traditional memorial.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of envision
Verb
  • Tropical-storm-force winds extend out 25 miles from its center and it’s expected to make landfall on Tuesday and bring 3-6 inches with some areas getting up to 9 inches of rain on the upper Texas coast and inland into east-central Texas.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This was not his Dartmouth College graduation keynote of 2025, filled with lessons on getting up after falling.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of get up
Verb
  • Above, the actor is pictured in a scene from 1978’s Days Of Heaven,’ alongside Brooke Adams.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • After years spent teasing a legally impossible third term, Trump is now describing life after January 2029, picturing himself at home as a successor claims credit.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of picture
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“Conjure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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