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con·jure
(kŏn′jər, kən-jo͝or′)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. (kŏn′jər) Chiefly Southern US
See hoodoo.
adj. Chiefly Southern US
Of or practicing folk magic: a conjure woman.
[Middle English conjuren, from Old French conjurer, to use a spell, from Late Latin coniūrāre, to pray by something holy, from Latin, to swear together : com-, com- + iūrāre, 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. (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.
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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con•jure
(ˈkɒn dʒər, ˈkʌn- for 1–5, 8–10, 12; kənˈdʒʊər for 6, 7, 11 )v. -jured, -jur•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to affect or influence by or as if by invocation or spell.
2. to effect or produce by or as if 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 (usu. fol. by up).
5. to bring to mind (usu. fol. by up).
6. to appeal to or charge solemnly.
v.i. 7. to call upon or command a devil or spirit by invocation or spell.
8. to practice magic.
9. to practice legerdemain.
n. 10. Chiefly Southern U.S. an act or instance of witchcraft.
[1250–1300; < Anglo-French, Old French conjurer < Medieval Latin conjūrāre to conjure, invoke, Latin: to join in an oath =con- con- + jūrāre to swear, derivative of jūs law; compare jury1, justice]
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conjure
Past participle: conjured
Gerund: conjuring
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conjure
To summon a devil or spirit using magic.
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| 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"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" 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" |
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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.
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.
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conjure
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Translations
يُمارِس الألْعاب السِّحْرِيَّه
čarovat
trylle
bûvészkedik
leika töfrabrögî
burtininkasdaryti fokususfokusininkaskerėtojas
burtrādīt trikus
predvádzať kúzla
sihirbazlık/hokkabazlık yapmak
conjure
1 [ˈkʌndʒəʳ] VI → hacer juegos de manoshe 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
2. (fig) [+ memories, visions] → evocar; [+ meal] → preparar en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
conjure
2 [kənˈdʒʊəʳ] VT (liter) → suplicarto conjure sb to do sth → suplicar a algn que haga algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
conjure
[ˈkʌndʒər] 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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
conjure
1vt (liter: = appeal to) → beschwören
conjure
2vt → zaubern; image, memory → heraufbeschwören; to conjure something out of nothing → etwas aus dem Nichts herbeizaubern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
conjure
[ˈkʌndʒəʳ] vi → fare giochi di prestigioa name to conjure with → un nome prestigioso or molto importante
conjure up vt + adv (memories) → evocare, rievocare; (ghost, spirit) → evocare; (meal) → inventare, improvvisare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
conjure
(ˈkandʒə) , ((American) ˈkon-) verb to perform tricks (conjuring tricks) that seem magical, as an entertainment.
ˈconjuror, ˈconjurer nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.