conjure

[ kon-jer, kuhn- for 1–5, 8–10, 12; kuhn-joor for 6, 7, 11 ]
/ ˈkɒn dʒər, ˈkʌn- for 1–5, 8–10, 12; kənˈdʒʊər for 6, 7, 11 /
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verb (used with object), con·jured, con·jur·ing.

verb (used without object), con·jured, con·jur·ing.

noun

Chiefly Southern U.S. an act or instance of witchcraft or voodoo, especially a spell.

Origin of conjure

1250–1300; Middle English conjuren < Anglo-French, Old French conjurer < Latin conjūrāre, equivalent to con- con- + jūrāre to swear, derivative of jūs law; cf. jury1, justice

OTHER WORDS FROM conjure

un·con·jured, adjective

Words nearby conjure

conjunctivoplasty, conjuncture, conjunto, conjuration, conjurator, conjure, conjure man, conjure up, conjurer, conjuring, conjuror

Words related to conjure up

call, contrive, create, evoke, materialize, recall, recollect, remember, review, summon, urge

British Dictionary definitions for conjure up (1 of 2)

conjure up

verb (tr, adverb)

to present to the mind; evoke or imagine he conjured up a picture of his childhood
to call up or command (a spirit or devil) by an incantation

British Dictionary definitions for conjure up (2 of 2)

conjure
/ (ˈkʌndʒə) /

verb

(intr) to practise conjuring or be a conjuror
(intr) to call upon supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
(kənˈdʒʊə) (tr) to appeal earnestly or strongly to I conjure you to help me
a name to conjure with
  1. a person thought to have great power or influence
  2. any name that excites the imagination

Word Origin for conjure

C13: from Old French conjurer to plot, from Latin conjūrāre to swear together, form a conspiracy, from jūrāre to swear