conjure

Universal Words verb to do clever tricks such as making things seem to appear or disappear as if by magic: [V] Her grandfather taught her to conjure. * [VN+adv./prep.] He could conjure coins from behind people's ears. PHRASALVERBS conjure sth<->up 1 to make sth appear as a picture in your mind SYNEVOKE: That smell always conjures up memories of holidays in France. * He strained to conjure up her face and voice, but they had vanished. 2 to ask the spirit of a dead person to appear by using special words conjure sth from / out of sth to create sth or make sth appear in a surprising or unexpected way: He conjured a delicious meal out of a few leftovers.