CONJURE (SOMETHING) UP


Meaning of CONJURE (SOMETHING) UP in English

conjure something ↔ up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ conjure )

1 . to bring a thought, picture, idea, or memory to someone’s mind

conjure up images/pictures/thoughts etc (of something)

Dieting always seems to conjure up images of endless salads.

2 . to make something appear when it is not expected, as if by magic:

Somehow we have to conjure up another $10,000.

3 . to make the soul of a dead person appear by saying special magic words

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.