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conjure up

con·jure up
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kon-jer, kuhn- for 1–5, 8–10, 12 uhp]
    • /ˈkɒn dʒər, ˈkʌn- for 1–5, 8–10, 12 ʌp/
    • /ˈkʌn.dʒər ʌp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-jer, kuhn- for 1–5, 8–10, 12 uhp]
    • /ˈkɒn dʒər, ˈkʌn- for 1–5, 8–10, 12 ʌp/

Definitions of conjure up words

  • phrasal verb conjure up If you conjure up a memory, picture, or idea, you create it in your mind. 3
  • phrasal verb conjure up If something such as a word or sound conjures up particular images or ideas, it makes you think of them. 3
  • verb conjure up to present to the mind; evoke or imagine 3
  • verb conjure up to call up or command (a spirit or devil) by an incantation 3
  • noun conjure up to cause to be or appear as by magic or legerdemain 3
  • noun conjure up to call to mind 3
See all 24 definitions of conjure up

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Origin of conjure up

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English conjuren < Anglo-French, Old French conjurer < Latin conjūrāre, equivalent to con- con- + jūrāre to swear, derivative of jūs law; cf. jury1, justice

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Parts of speech for Conjure up

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Conjure up

conjure up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for conjure up

verb conjure up

  • call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
  • contrive — If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
  • create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
  • materialize — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
  • recall — to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
All 11 Synonyms of conjure up

Antonyms for conjure up

verb conjure up

  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
All 3 Antonyms of conjure up

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