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 [kon-jer, kuhn- for 1–5, 8–10, 12; kuhn-joor for 6, 7, 11]   Origin

con·jure

   [kon-jer, kuhn- for 1–5, 8–10, 12; kuhn-joor for 6, 7, 11] verb, -jured, -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.
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6.
to appeal to solemnly or earnestly: I conjure you to hear my plea.
7.
Obsolete. to charge solemnly.
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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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noun
12.
Chiefly Southern U.S. an act or instance of witchcraft or voodoo, especially a spell.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English conjuren < Anglo-French, Old French conjurer < Latin conjūrāre, equivalent to con- con- + jūrāre to swear, derivative of jūs law; compare jury1, justice

Related forms
un·con·jured, adjective

Synonyms
3. summon, raise, invoke.

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conjure (ˈkʌndʒə)
 
—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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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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