conjure
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con·jure
[kon-jer, kuhn- for 1–5, 8–10, 12; kuh
n-joor for 6, 7, 11] verb, con·jured, con·jur·ing, noun verb (used with object)
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.
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.
verb (used without object)
8.
to call upon or command a devil or spirit by invocation or spell.
9.
to practice magic.
10.
to practice legerdemain.
11.
Obsolete. to conspire.
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12.
Chiefly Southern U.S. an act or instance of witchcraft or voodoo, especially a spell.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to practise conjuring or be a conjuror |
| 2. | (intr) to call upon supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations |
| 3. | (tr) to appeal earnestly or strongly to: I conjure you to help me |
| 4. | a name to conjure with |
| a. a person thought to have great power or influence | |
| b. any name that excites the imagination | |
| [C13: from Old French conjurer to plot, from Latin conjūrāre to swear together, form a conspiracy, from jūrāre to swear] | |
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Word Origin & History
conjure
c.1280, from O.Fr. conjurer, from L. conjurare "to swear together, conspire," from com- "together" + jurare "to swear." Magical sense is c.1300, for "constraining by spell" a demon to do one's bidding.
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Example sentences
The writer who travels by boat need only conjure a storm, or describe his great relief that the weather is fine.
Names of supervisors at these old stations conjure up an image of different times.
Libraries conjure up memories of books and learning about new subjects, ideas, and places.
Today the whole country continues to conjure images of headhunters with bows and arrows, and bones through their noses.
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