conjure
Verb
Verb Forms: conjured, conjuring, conjures
- To summon a spirit or to create something as if by magic.
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- "he conjured wild birds in the air"
- ask for or request earnestly
- engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
- To perform magic tricks.
- To summon (a devil, etc.) using supernatural power.
- To practice black magic.
- To enchant or bewitch.
- To evoke.
- To imagine or picture in the mind.
- To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.
- To conspire or plot.
Noun
- The practice of magic; hoodoo; conjuration.
Examples
- He started conjuring at the age of 15, and is now a famous stage magician.
- She hoped to CONJURE a bingo from her remaining tiles, but alas, only ’QUIT’ appeared.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English conjuren, from Old French conjurer, from Latin coniūrō (“I swear together; conspire”), from con- (“with, together”) + iūro (“I swear or take an oath”).
Synonyms
adjure, arouse, beseech, bid, bring up, cabal, call down, call forth, complot, conjure up, conspire, entreat, evoke, invoke, machinate, press, put forward, raise, stir, envisage, imagine, picture, visualize
Scrabble Score: 16
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