conjures up

VERB

bring to mind

Synonyms

WEAK

call contrive create evoke materialize produce as by magic recall recollect remember review summon urge

Antonyms

WEAK

forget ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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Its plot conjures up a powerful spirit from an ancient epoch: the era of Richard Nixon, when “The Exorcist” was released.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“The word ‘estate’ conjures up a Newport mansion, but the reality is that everyone needs an estate plan,” said David Peterson, the head of advanced wealth solutions at Fidelity Investments.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025

Saitoshi Tanaka, another atomic bomb survivor who suffered multiple cancers from radiation exposure, said that seeing the bloodshed in Gaza and Ukraine today conjures up his own suffering.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

The retro look conjures up an earlier era of filmmaking, before computer-generated imagery took over visual effects.

From New York Times • May 31, 2024

The word conjures up drive-ins, tract homes, waves of heat rising from the blacktop.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt