conjure up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de faire apparaître ou de créer quelque chose, souvent comme par magie, ou d'évoquer un souvenir, une image ou un sentiment dans l'esprit.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of causing something to appear or be created, often as if by magic, or to bring a memory, image, or feeling to mind.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. informal

   To create or produce something, often as if by magic.

   produire comme par magie

   • She conjured up a delicious meal from almost nothing.
   • He conjured up a plan to save the company.
   • The magician conjured up a rabbit from his hat.

   Synonymescall upcreategeneratemakematerializeproducesummon

2. Bring to mindformal

   To cause a memory, image, or feeling to appear in the mind.

   évoquer

   • The old photograph conjured up memories of her childhood.
   • The smell of fresh bread conjures up images of a cozy kitchen.
   • His speech conjured up a vision of a better future.

   Synonymescall upelicitevokeinvokeraiserecallsuggestsummon

   Antonymesbanishdismissdisregardforgetignore

Verbe de baseconjure