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Conjure

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To summon (a devil or spirit) by magical or supernatural power.

v. To influence or effect by or as if by magic: tried to conjure away the doubts that beset her.

v. To call or bring to mind; evoke: "Arizona conjures up an image of stark deserts for most Americans” ( American Demographics).

v. To imagine; picture: "a sight to store away, then conjure up someday when they were no longer together” ( Nelson DeMille).

v. Archaic To call on or entreat solemnly, especially by an oath.

verb-intransitive. To perform magic tricks, especially by sleight of hand.

verb-intransitive. To summon a devil by magic or supernatural power.

verb-intransitive. To practice black magic.

n. Chiefly Southern U.S. See hoodoo.

adj. Chiefly Southern U.S. Of or practicing folk magic: a conjure woman.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To perform magic tricks.

v. To summon up using supernatural power, as a devil

v. To practice black magic.

v. To evoke.

v. To imagine or picture in the mind.

v. To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.

v. To conspire or plot.

n. A practice of magic; hoodoo; conjuration.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to implore earnestly; to adjure.

verb-intransitive. To combine together by an oath; to conspire; to confederate.

v. To affect or effect by conjuration; to call forth or send away by magic arts; to excite or alter, as if by magic or by the aid of supernatural powers.

verb-intransitive. To practice magical arts; to use the tricks of a conjurer; to juggle; to charm.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

(kon-jör′ ). To swear together; band together under oath; conspire; plot.

(kun′ jėr). To practise the arts of a conjurer; use arts to engage, or as if to engage, the aid of supernatural agents or elements in performing some extraordinary act.

(kon-jör′ ). To call on or summon by a sacred name or in a solemn manner; implore with solemnity; adjure; solemnly entreat.

(kun′ jėr). To affect or effect by magic or enchantment; procure or bring about by practising the arts of a conjurer.

(kun′ jėr). To call or raise up or bring into existence by conjuring, or as if by conjuring: with up: as, to conjure up a phantom.

Synonyms See list under adjure.

To charm, enchant.

n. Conjuration; enchantment.

To exorcise or ‘lay’; quiet; allay.

v. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

v. engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

v. ask for or request earnestly

Word Usage

"We can let Charlotte and Lois and Elvira loose in the kitchen, and they can conjure up some scrambled eggs and toast for everyone, she said, inwardly wincing at even uttering the word conjure."

Verb Form

conjured conjures conjuring

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

plead

Cross Reference

juggle

Form

conjured conjuring conjure up conjuror conjurer

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

adjure conspire confederate juggle charm