Phrasal Verb - conjure someone or something up

A phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or adverb or both and that functions as a verb whose meaning is different from the combined meanings of the individual words.

Phrasal Verb:

conjure someone or something up

Meaning / Example:

1. to make someone or something appear, seemingly by the use of magic.
> The magician conjured seven white doves up.

2. to manage to locate someone or something.
> I think I can conjure a pencil up for you.
> Do you think you can conjure up a large coffee urn in the next half hour?

3. to manage to think up or imagine someone or something in one's mind.
> All I could do was to conjure up happy memeories.

Phrasal verbs consists of a basic verb + another word or words. The two or three words that make up a phrasal verb form a short 'phrase' - which is why we call them 'phrasal verbs'.

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