conjure up vs curse

conjure up is not a noun while curse is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conjure up	No	No	Yes	No
curse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, curse is a hyponym of conjure up; that is, curse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conjure up:

conjure up: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
curse: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

Other hyponyms of conjure up include anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict, bless.

conjure up (noun)	curse (noun)
	profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
	an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
	an evil spell
	a severe affliction
	something causing misery or death

conjure up (verb)	curse (verb)
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic	utter obscenities or profanities
	wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
	heap obscenities upon
	exclude from a church or a religious community