verb. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic raise the specter of unemployment|he conjured wild birds in the air|call down the spirits from the mountain |
verb. censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car|The deputy ragged the Prime Minister|The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup Synonym: bawl out, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce, lambaste, lambast, berate, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw |