conjure

  • 21conjure — UK [ˈkʌndʒə(r)] / US [ˈkʌndʒər] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms conjure : present tense I/you/we/they conjure he/she/it conjures present participle conjuring past tense conjured past participle conjured to perform magic tricks in order… …

    English dictionary

  • 22conjure — verb (conjured, conjuring) –verb (t) 1. /ˈkʌndʒə / (say kunjuh), /ˈkɒndʒə/ (say konjuh) to call upon or command (a devil or spirit) by invocation or spell. 2. /ˈkʌndʒə / (say kunjuh), /ˈkɒndʒə/ (say konjuh) to affect or influence by, or as by,… …

  • 23conjure — verb (conjured; conjuring) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French conjurer, from Latin conjurare to join in taking an oath, from com + jurare to swear more at jury Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to charge or entreat earnestly or …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 24conjure — /kon jeuhr, kun / for 1 5, 8 10, 12; /keuhn joor / for 6, 7, 11, v., conjured, conjuring, n. v.t. 1. to affect or influence by or as if by invocation or spell. 2. to effect, produce, bring, etc., by or as by magic: to conjure a miracle. 3. to… …

    Universalium

  • 25conjure — con|jure [ kʌndʒər ] verb intransitive or transitive to perform magic tricks to entertain people, especially tricks using quick hand movements a name to conjure with the name of a person or organization that is very important or has a lot of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26conjure — verb 1 (I, T) to perform clever tricks in which you seem to make things appear, disappear, or change as if by magic: The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat. 2 (T) to make something appear or happen unexpectedly 3 a name to conjure with a)… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27conjure up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms conjure up : present tense I/you/we/they conjure up he/she/it conjures up present participle conjuring up past tense conjured up past participle conjured up 1) to create or achieve something difficult or… …

    English dictionary

  • 28conjure up — phr verb Conjure up is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑imagination, ↑word Conjure up is used with these nouns as the object: ↑image, ↑magic, ↑memory, ↑picture, ↑spirit, ↑vision …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 29conjure — Synonyms and related words: adjure, appeal, appeal to, bamboozle, beg, beguile, beseech, betray, bid come, bluff, brace, cajole, call, call away, call back, call for, call for help, call forth, call in, call on, call out, call together, call up,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 30conjure up — Synonyms and related words: bid come, bring back, bring to mind, call, call away, call back, call for, call forth, call in, call out, call to mind, call together, call up, call up spirits, cite, conjure, conjure up spirits, convene, convoke,… …

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