Definitions of conjure [ˈkɒn dʒər, ˈkʌn- for]

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Definition of 'conjure'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) conjure
to affect or influence by or as if by invocation or spell.

2.  conjure
to effect or produce by or as if by magic:
to conjure a miracle.

3.  conjure
to call upon or command (a devil or spirit) by invocation or spell.

4.  conjure
to call or bring into existence by or as if by magic (usu. fol. by up).

5.  conjure
to bring to mind (usu. fol. by up).

6.  conjure
to appeal to or charge solemnly.

7. (v.i.) conjure
to call upon or command a devil or spirit by invocation or spell.

8.  conjure
to practice magic.

9.  conjure
to practice legerdemain.

10. (n.) conjure
Chiefly Southern U.S. an act or instance of witchcraft.

Etymology: (1250–1300; < AF, OF conjurer < ML conjūrāre to conjure, invoke, L: to join in an oath =con-con - +jūrāre to swear, der. of jūs law; cf. jury¹, justice)

Definition of 'conjure'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
"raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

2. (verb) bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure
ask for or request earnestly
"The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

3. (verb) conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinate
engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
"They conspired to overthrow the government"

Definition of 'conjure'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) conjure
to call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to implore earnestly; to adjure

2. (verb) conjure
to combine together by an oath; to conspire; to confederate

3. (verb) conjure
to affect or effect by conjuration; to call forth or send away by magic arts; to excite or alter, as if by magic or by the aid of supernatural powers

4. (verb) conjure
to practice magical arts; to use the tricks of a conjurer; to juggle; to charm

Translation of 'conjure'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

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Afrikaans: goël, oë verblind, toor	Arabic: يُمارِس الألْعاب السِّحْر	Bulgarian: прав фокуси
Brazilian: fazer ilusionismo	Czech: čarovat	German: zaubern
Danish: trylle	Greek: κάνω ταχυδακτυλουργίες	Spanish: hacer magia, hacer juegos
Estonian: mustkunsti tegema	Farsi: تردستی کردن؛ شعبده بازی ک	Finnish: taikoa
French: faire de la prestidigitat	Hebrew: לַעֲשׂוֹת קְסָמִים	Hindi: हाथ की सफाई दिखाना
Croatian: prizivati duhove,čarati,	Hungarian: bűvészkedik	Indonesian: main sulap
Icelandic: leika töfrabrögð	Italian: fare giochi di prestigio	Japanese: 手品をする
Korean: 마술을 하다	Lithuanian: daryti fokusus, burti, ke	Latvian: burt; rādīt trikus
Malay: silap mata	Dutch: goochelen	Norwegian: trylle (fram/opp av)
Polish: robić sztuki magiczne	Persian: تردستی کردن؛ شعبده بازی ک	Pashto: چادو ګرى كول سحر كول: غوښ
Portuguese: fazer ilusionismo	Romanian: a face scamatorii	Russian: показывать фокусы
Slovak: predvádzať kúzla	Slovenian: čarati	Serbian: izvoditi trikove
Swedish: trolla	Thai: ร่ายเวทมนตร์; เล่นกล	Turkish: sihirbazlık/hokkabazlık y
Taiwanese: 變戲法，變魔術	Ukrainian: чаклувати; показувати фок	Urdu: شعبده بازى كرنا
Vietnamese: làm ảo thuật	Chinese: 变戏法，变魔术
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