v., -jured, -jur·ing, -jures. v.tr.
- To summon (a devil or spirit) by magical or supernatural power.
- To influence or effect by or as if by magic: tried to conjure away the doubts that beset her.
- To call or bring to mind; evoke: "Arizona conjures up an image of stark deserts for most Americans" (American Demographics).
- To imagine; picture: "a sight to store away, then conjure up someday when they were no longer together" (Nelson DeMille).
- Archaic. To call on or entreat solemnly, especially by an oath.
- To perform magic tricks, especially by sleight of hand.
- To summon a devil by magic or supernatural power.
- To practice black magic.
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.]





