conjure

Call forth supernaturally

To conjure is to summon or produce as if by magic: The magician conjured a rabbit from his hat.

The word extends to any impressive act of bringing forth: She conjured a meal from nearly empty cupboards.

To conjure up is to evoke or call to mind: The smell conjured up memories of childhood.

A name to conjure with belongs to someone powerful or influential.

summon

evoke

Bring forth mentally

call forth · raise · manifest · materialize · apparition · spirit · demon · entity · familiar · specter

magic

spell

Arrange letters correctly

incantation · witchcraft · hex · charm · bewitchment · necromancy · thaumaturgy · potion · amulet · talisman

illusion

mirage

Atmospheric optical deception

trickery · fantasy · delusion · vision · simulacrum · figment · chimera · apparition · sleight of hand · prestidigitator

create

produce

Make or manufacture

concoct · invent · fashion · whip up · rustle up · improvise · contrive · bring forth · materialize · manifest

ritual

ceremony

Formal event marking occasions

sigil · altar · offering · circle · candle · invocation · occult · grimoire · coven · rite

divination

prophecy

Foretelling of future events

augur · premonition · tarot · scrying · crystal ball · fortune telling · seer · visionary · foresight · portent

evoke

recall

Memory retrieval act

bring to mind · summon up · recollect · trigger · stir · arouse · awaken · rekindle · imagery · atmosphere

Categories
Opposites
magical summoning vs. banishing

conjurebanish

Officially send away

exorcise · dispel · dismiss · expel · cast out

magical creation vs. ordinary reality

conjuredisenchant

Free from false beliefs

disillusion · demystify · debunk · explain · reveal

evoking vs. suppressing

conjuresuppress

Forcibly put an end to

repress · forget · bury · dismiss · extinguish

Phrases
Family

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