conjure

con·jure  (knjr, kn-jr)

v. con·jured, con·jur·ing, con·jures

v.tr.

1.

a. To summon (a devil or spirit) by magical or supernatural power.

b. To influence or effect by or as if by magic: tried to conjure away the doubts that beset her.

2.

a. To call or bring to mind; evoke: "Arizona conjures up an image of stark deserts for most Americans" (American Demographics).

b. To imagine; picture: "a sight to store away, then conjure up someday when they were no longer together" (Nelson DeMille).

3. Archaic To call on or entreat solemnly, especially by an oath.

v.intr.

1. To perform magic tricks, especially by sleight of hand.

2.

a. To summon a devil by magic or supernatural power.

b. To practice black magic.

n. Chiefly Southern U.S. (knjr)

See hoodoo.

adj. Chiefly Southern U.S.

Of or practicing folk magic: a conjure woman.

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[Middle English conjuren, from Old French conjurer, to use a spell, from Late Latin conirre, to pray by something holy, from Latin, to swear together : com-, com- + irre, to swear; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]

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conjure [ˈkʌndʒə]

vb

1. (intr) to practise conjuring or be a conjuror

2. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) (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

a name to conjure with

a.  a person thought to have great power or influence

b.  any name that excites the imagination

[from Old French conjurer to plot, from Latin conjūrāre to swear together, form a conspiracy, from jūrāre to swear]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	conjure - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" bring up, call down, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir, raise anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict, curse - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" bless - give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
	2.	conjure - ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" adjure, beseech, entreat, bid, press plead - appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"
	3.	conjure - engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" cabal, complot, conspire, machinate coconspire - conspire together; "The two men coconspired to cover up the Federal investigation" plot - plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government"

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conjure

verb

1. produce, generate, bring about, give rise to, make, create, effect, produce as if by magic They managed to conjure up a victory.

2. (often with up) summon up, raise, invoke, rouse, call upon The ouija board is used to conjure up spirits and communicate with them.

conjure something up bring to mind, recall, evoke, recreate, recollect, produce as if by magic When he closed his eyes, he could conjure up almost every event of his life.

Translations

conjure¹ [ˈkʌndʒəʳ] VI → hacer juegos de manos
he conjures with handkerchiefs → hace trucos con pañuelos
a name to conjure with → un personaje importante, una figura destacada

conjure away VT + ADV → conjurar, hacer desaparecer

conjure up VT + ADV

1. [conjurer] [+ rabbit etc] → hacer aparecer

2. (fig) [+ memories, visions] → evocar; [+ meal] → preparar en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

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conjure² [kənˈdʒʊəʳ] VT (liter) → suplicar
to conjure sb to do sth → suplicar a algn que haga algo

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conjure [ˈkʌndʒə^r]

vt

(by magic) → faire apparaître (par la prestidigitation)

(fig) → faire apparaître

vi

[entertainer] → faire des tours de passe-passe

a name to conjure with → un nom prestigieux

conjure up

vt

[+ ghost, spirit] → faire apparaître

[+ memories] → évoquer

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conjure¹

vt (liter: = appeal to) → beschwören

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conjure²

vi → zaubern; a name to conjure with → ein Name, der Wunder wirkt or der eine Ausstrahlung hat

vt → zaubern; image, memory → heraufbeschwören; to conjure something out of nothing → etwas aus dem Nichts herbeizaubern

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conjure [ˈkʌndʒəʳ] vi → fare giochi di prestigio
a name to conjure with → un nome prestigioso or molto importante

conjure up vt + adv (memories) → evocare, rievocare; (ghost, spirit) → evocare; (meal) → inventare, improvvisare

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conjure [ˈkʌndʒəʳ] vi → fare giochi di prestigio
a name to conjure with → un nome prestigioso or molto importante

conjure up vt + adv (memories) → evocare, rievocare; (ghost, spirit) → evocare; (meal) → inventare, improvvisare

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conjure

v conjure [ˈkandʒə, (American ) ˈkon-]

to perform tricks (conjuring tricks) that seem magical, as an entertainment. goël, oë verblind, toor يُمارِس الألْعاب السِّحْرِيَّه прав фокуси čarovat trylle zaubern κάνω ταχυδακτυλουργίες hacer magia, hacer juegos de manos mustkunsti tegema تردستی کردن؛ شعبده بازی کردن taikoa faire de la prestidigitation לַעֲשׂוֹת קְסָמִים हाथ की सफाई दिखाना prizivati duhove, čarati, izvoditi bűvészkedik main sulap leika töfrabrögð fare giochi di prestigio 手品をする 마술을 하다 daryti fokusus, burti, kerėti burt; rādīt trikus silap mata goochelen trylle (fram/opp av) robić sztuki magiczne fazer ilusionismo a face scamatorii показывать фокусы predvádzať kúzla čarati izvoditi trikove trolla ร่ายเวทมนตร์ sihirbazlık/hokkabazlık yapmak 變戲法，變魔術 чаклувати; показувати фокуси شعبده بازى كرنا làm ảo thuật 变戏法

n conjuror, ˈconjurer

goëlaar, toornaar, towenaar مُسْتَحْضِر أرواح، مُشَعْوِذ، ساحِر фокусник kouzelník tryllekunstner der Zauberer/die Zauberin ταχυδακτυλουργός mago, prestidigitador mustkunstnik, võlur شعبده باز taikuri prestidigitateur/-trice קוֹסֵם हाथ की सफाई दिखाने वाला čarobnjak, mađioničar bűvész tukang sulap sjónhverfingamaður prestigiatore, illusionista 手品師 마술사 fokusininkas, burtininkas, kerėtojas burvju mākslinieks ahli silap mata goochelaar tryllekunstner magik ilusionista prestidigitator фокусник kúzelník, -čka čarovnik mađioničar trollkarl ผู้ที่ร่ายเวทมนตร์ sihirbaz, hokkabaz 變戲法者 фокусник; чародій شعبده باز người làm trò ảo thuật 变戏法者