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con·jure Listen to audio/ˈkɑ:nʤɚ, Brit ˈkʌnʤə/ verb
con·jures; con·jured; con·jur·ing
[+ obj] 1 : to make (something) appear or seem to appear by using magic
a magician who conjures live doves from silk scarvesusually + up In the movie she has the power to conjure up storms, fires, and earthquakes.
2 a : to make you think of (something)
The title of the book conjures [=evokes] images of politics, protest, and war.usually + up The photos conjure up memories of a simpler time. For many, the word Greenland conjures up images of vast, icy plains.
b : to create or imagine (something)
The students conjured a clever scheme to raise the money they needed.usually + up Her imagination conjured up a summer scene.
a name to conjure with
chiefly Britused to say that someone is an important person He has become a name to conjure with in the business world.

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