curse vs conjure up

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

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

As verbs, conjure up is a hypernym of curse; that is, conjure up is a word with a broader meaning than curse:

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

Other hypernyms of curse include arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir.

curse (noun)	conjure up (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

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