Conjure

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French conjurer, from Latin coniūrō (“I swear together; conspire”), from con- (“with, together”) + iūro (“I swear or take an oath”).

Verb

Conjure (third-person singular simple present conjures, present participle conjuring, simple past and past participle conjured)

1. (intransitive) To perform magic tricks.
2. (transitive) To summon up using supernatural power, as a devil
3. (intransitive) To practice black magic.
4. (transitive) To evoke.
5. (transitive) To imagine or picture in the mind.
6. (transitive) To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.
7. (intransitive, obsolete) To conspire or plot.

Noun

Conjure (uncountable)

1. (African American Vernacular) A practice of magic; hoodoo; conjuration.

Derived terms

• conjurer / conjuror
• conjure up
• conjure with
• name to conjure with

Related terms

• conjuration

Thesaurus

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