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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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conjure (ˈkʌndʒə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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] | |
| conjure up | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to present to the mind; evoke or imagine: he conjured up a picture of his childhood |
| 2. | to call up or command (a spirit or devil) by an incantation |
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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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