conjure
to make something appear unexpectedly as if by magic, or to call upon a spirit by a magic ritual
Word origin: From Latin coniurare, to swear together (com- together plus iurare to swear).
Conjure in a sentence
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The novelist's vivid prose conjured images of a world long vanished.
The novelist conjures a vanished city so vividly that readers seem to walk its streets.
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Critics complained that the documentary's narration was relentlessly blank, hammering home its single thesis so often that viewers felt lectured rather than informed.
Using “conjure” well
Conjure means to make something appear as if by magic, or to summon a spirit. Figuratively it often describes calling images or memories to mind.
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