"conjure up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: conjures up [present, singular, third-person], conjuring up [participle, present], conjured up [participle, past], conjured up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} conjure up (third-person singular simple present conjures up, present participle conjuring up, simple past and past participle conjured up)
  1. (transitive) To create or produce something, seemingly magically. Tags: transitive Translations (To create or produce something, seemingly magically.): trylle frem (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-conjure_up-en-verb-S9pkgvJL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English phrasal verbs with particle (up), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 27 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 75 15 10 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 50 34 16 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 69 20 10 Disambiguation of 'To create or produce something, seemingly magically.': 93 1 6
  2. (transitive) To call up or command a spirit or devil by an incantation. Tags: transitive Related terms: magic up
    Sense id: en-conjure_up-en-verb-t4mDyCQ3
  3. (transitive) To generate (an image or an idea) in one's mind. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Thinking Translations (To generate (an image or an idea) in one's mind.): lokke frem (Norwegian Bokmål), mane frem (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-conjure_up-en-verb-Vra1KZ5- Disambiguation of Thinking: 25 16 59 Disambiguation of "To generate (an image or an idea) in one's mind.": 6 1 93

Inflected forms

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