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

Verb

[-juring, -jured]

1. to make (something) appear, as if by magic

2. to perform tricks that appear to be magic

3. to summon (a spirit or demon) by magic

4. Formal or literary to appeal earnestly to: I conjure you by all which you profess: answer me! [Latin conjurare to swear together]

conjuring n

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

verb 2. (often with up) summon up, raise, invoke, rouse, call upon

conjure something up bring to mind, recall, evoke, recreate, recollect, produce as if by magic

Translations

conjure [ˈkʌndʒəʳ] vi → hacer juegos de manos

conjure up vt [+ ghost, spirit] → hacer aparecer [+ memories]; evocar

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conjure [ˈkʌndʒəʳ] vt → faire apparaître (par la prestidigitation) [kənˈdʒuəʳ] → conjurer, supplier

vi → faire des tours de passe-passe

conjure up vt [+ ghost, spirit] → faire apparaître [+ memories]; évoquer

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conjure [ˈkʌndʒəʳ] vi → zaubern

vt (also fig) → hervorzaubern

conjure up conjure vt (ghost, spirit) → beschwören;

(memories) → heraufbeschwören

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conjure [ˈkʌndʒəʳ] vi → fare giochi di prestigio

conjure up vt [+ ghost, spirit] → evocare [+ memories]; rievocare