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conjure

[ kon-jer, kuhn- kuhn-joor ]

verb (used with object)

conjured, conjuring.
  1. to affect or influence by or as if by invocation or spell.
  2. to effect, produce, bring, etc., by or as by magic:

    to conjure a miracle.

  3. to call upon or command (a devil or spirit) by invocation or spell.

    Synonyms: , ,

  4. to call or bring into existence by or as if by magic (usually followed by up ):

    She seemed to have conjured up the person she was talking about.

  5. to bring to mind; recall (usually followed by up ):

    to conjure up the past.

  6. to appeal to solemnly or earnestly:

    I conjure you to hear my plea.

  7. Obsolete. to charge solemnly.


verb (used without object)

conjured, conjuring.
  1. to call upon or command a devil or spirit by invocation or spell.
  2. to practice magic.
  3. to practice legerdemain.
  4. Obsolete. to conspire.

noun

  1. Chiefly Southern U.S. an act or instance of witchcraft, Hoodoo, or Voodoo, especially a spell.

conjure

/ ˈ°ìÊŒ²Ô»åÏôÉ™ /

verb

  1. intr to practise conjuring or be a conjuror
  2. intr to call upon supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
  3. °ìÉ™²Ôˈ»åÏôÊŠÉ™ tr to appeal earnestly or strongly to

    I conjure you to help me

  4. a name to conjure with
    1. a person thought to have great power or influence
    2. any name that excites the imagination
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of conjure1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English conj(o)uren, cunjouren, from Anglo-French, Old French conjurer, from Latin ³¦´Ç²ÔÂáÅ«°ùÄå°ù±ð “to join in taking an oath, form an alliance, join a plot or conspiracy,†equivalent to con- prefix meaning “with, together†+ ÂáÅ«°ùÄå°ù±ð “to take an oath, swear,†derivative of ÂáÅ«°ù- inflectional stem of ÂáÅ«²õ “l²¹·Éâ€; con-, jury 1, justice
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of conjure1

C13: from Old French conjurer to plot, from Latin ³¦´Ç²ÔÂáÅ«°ùÄå°ù±ð to swear together, form a conspiracy, from ÂáÅ«°ùÄå°ù±ð to swear
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The central character was conjured out of a deeply personal source—namely, the travails of Stephen King’s mother, Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King.

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Then, their star sophomore went up for a rebound early in the second quarter and emerged from under the hoop wincing with pain, an image that would inevitably conjure thoughts of the worst possible scenario.

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