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conjure
[kon-jer, kuhn-, kuhn-joor]
verb (used with object)
to affect or influence by or as if by invocation or spell.
to effect, produce, bring, etc., by or as by magic.
to conjure a miracle.
to call upon or command (a devil or spirit) by invocation or spell.
Synonyms: , ,to call or bring into existence by or as if by magic (usually followed byup ).
She seemed to have conjured up the person she was talking about.
to bring to mind; recall (usually followed byup ).
to conjure up the past.
to appeal to solemnly or earnestly.
I conjure you to hear my plea.
Obsolete.to charge solemnly.
verb (used without object)
to call upon or command a devil or spirit by invocation or spell.
to practice magic.
to practice legerdemain.
Obsolete.to conspire.
noun
Chiefly Southern U.S.an act or instance of witchcraft, Hoodoo, or Voodoo, especially a spell.
conjure
/ ˈʌԻə /
verb
(intr) to practise conjuring or be a conjuror
(intr) to call upon supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
(tr) to appeal earnestly or strongly to
I conjure you to help me
a person thought to have great power or influence
any name that excites the imagination
Other Word Forms
- unconjured adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of conjure1
Word History and Origins
Origin of conjure1
Example Sentences
For Ojai, Chase collected concerned composers on a quest for a kind of eco-sonics capable of conjuring up the pleasure of nature and, in the process, saving our sanity.
The death of Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson is an immeasurable loss for music and for California, both the place and the dream of it that Wilson conjured with his regal and tender compositions.
The air of prestige and haughty pretension that surrounds even the mere mention of the Cannes Film Festival might not conjure the words “shark movie” in your mind.
I find that I’m less interested in Dorn’s mastery of the scents themselves than in the way she conjures them with words and decides how to pair them with real-life situations.
But United fans can be encouraged by the fact Cunha welcomed the responsibility at Wolves for goalscoring and conjuring up chances seemingly from nothing.
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