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conjure
(redirected from conjures)

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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.

[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.]

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
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"
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"
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"

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] vihacer juegos de manos
conjure up vt [+ ghost, spirit] → hacer aparecer [+ memories]; evocar

conjure [ˈkʌndʒəʳ] vtfaire apparaître (par la prestidigitation) [kənˈdʒuəʳ]conjurer, supplier
conjure up vt [+ ghost, spirit] → faire apparaître [+ memories]; évoquer

conjure [ˈkʌndʒəʳ] vizaubern
vt (also fig) → hervorzaubern
conjure up conjure vt (ghost, spirit) → beschwören;
(memories) → heraufbeschwören

conjure [ˈkʌndʒəʳ] vifare giochi di prestigio
conjure up vt [+ ghost, spirit] → evocare [+ memories]; rievocare

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 de la faire prestidigitation לַעֲשׂוֹת קְסָמִים हाथ की सफाई दिखाना prizivati duhove, čarati, izvoditi bűvészkedik main sulap leika töfrabrögð giochi di prestigio fare 手品をする 마술을 부리다; (사람 등을) 마술로 움직이다 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 чаклувати; показувати фокуси شعبده بازى كرنا làm ảo thuật
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


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