conjure

(kŏn'jər, kən-jʊr')

v., -jured, -jur·ing, -jures.

v.tr.

1. 1. To summon (a devil or spirit) by magical or supernatural power.
   2. To influence or effect by or as if by magic: tried to conjure away the doubts that beset her.
2. 1. To call or bring to mind; evoke: "Arizona conjures up an image of stark deserts for most Americans" (American Demographics).
   2. 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. 1. To summon a devil by magic or supernatural power.
   2. To practice black magic.

n. Chiefly Southern U.S. (kŏn'jər)
See hoodoo (sense ).

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 coniūrāre, to pray by something holy, from Latin, to swear together : com-, com- + iūrāre, to swear.]

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is pronounced kun-jǝ in the meaning 'to perform magical tricks' and kǝn-jooǝ in the meaning 'to beseech'.

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verb

To make an earnest or urgent request: appeal, beg, beseech, crave, entreat, implore, plead, pray, sue, supplicate. See ask/answer.

v

Definition: appeal to, implore
Antonyms: disgust, turn off

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• Rites, Practices, Spells, and Symbols - conjure: (vb) summon by incantation; affect by magic

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - trylle, besværge, bønfalde
v. intr. - lave tryllekunster

idioms:

• conjure up    fremtrylle, fremmane

Nederlands (Dutch)
goochelen, (te voorschijn) toveren, (af) smeken, oproepen

Français (French)
v. tr. - conjurer, faire apparaître (en faisant de la prestidigitation), conjurer (qn) de faire (sout)
v. intr. - faire des tours de prestidigitation

idioms:

• conjure up    faire apparaître (qch) comme par magie, évoquer (qch)

Deutsch (German)
v. - zaubern

idioms:

• conjure up    heraufbeschwören

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καλώ με ξόρκι ή μαγγανεία, εξορκίζω, πραγματοποιώ ή καταφέρνω ως δια μαγείας, κάνω ταχυδακτυλουργίες, μηχανεύομαι, σκαρφίζομαι

idioms:

• conjure up    προσκαλώ (πνεύμα), φτιάχνω ως δια μαγείας, φέρνω στο νου

Italiano (Italian)
fare giochi di prestigio, prestidigitare, fare incantesimi, evocare

idioms:

• conjure up    far apparire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - conjurar, obter

idioms:

• conjure up    invocar

Русский (Russian)
показывать фокусы, вызывать, достать чудом

idioms:

• conjure up    вызывать в воображении

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - hacer juegos de manos, conjurar
v. intr. - conjurarse

idioms:

• conjure up    hacer aparecer, evocar, traer a la memoria, invocar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - trolla fram, besvärja

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
祈求, 恳求, 变戏法, 施魔法

idioms:

• conjure up    想像地, 推想地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 祈求, 懇求
v. intr. - 變戲法, 施魔法

idioms:

• conjure up    想像地, 推想地

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 마력으로 좌우하다, 상기시키다, 탄원하다
v. intr. - 마법을 쓰다, 악마를 불러내다

idioms:

• conjure up    주문으로 불러내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 魔法で出す, 魔法を使う, 手品を使う, 懇願する

idioms:

• conjure up    魔法で出す, 呼び起こす, 思い出させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) مارس, الألعاب السحريه, ناشد, شعوذ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפציר, התחנן, העלה באוב, עשה קסמים, קרא לאל או לרוח להופיע‬
v. intr. - ‮איחז העיניים, הפציר, התחנן, העלה באוב‬

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