Conjure

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To summon (a devil or spirit) by magical or supernatural power.
  • intransitive verb. To influence or effect by or as if by magic.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To call or bring to mind; evoke.
  • intransitive verb. To imagine; picture.
  • intransitive verb. To call on or entreat solemnly, especially by an oath.
  • intransitive verb. To perform magic tricks, especially by sleight of hand.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To summon a devil by magic or supernatural power.
  • intransitive verb. To practice black magic.
  • noun. undefined
  • adjective. Of or practicing folk magic.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • (kon-jör′ ). To swear together; band together under oath; conspire; plot.
  • (kun′ jėr). To practise the arts of a conjurer; use arts to engage, or as if to engage, the aid of supernatural agents or elements in performing some extraordinary act.
  • (kon-jör′ ). To call on or summon by a sacred name or in a solemn manner; implore with solemnity; adjure; solemnly entreat.
  • (kun′ jėr). To affect or effect by magic or enchantment; procure or bring about by practising the arts of a conjurer.
  • (kun′ jėr). To call or raise up or bring into existence by conjuring, or as if by conjuring: with up: as, to conjure up a phantom.
  • Synonyms See list under adjure.
  • To charm, enchant.
  • To exorcise or ‘lay’; quiet; allay.
  • noun. Conjuration; enchantment.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To combine together by an oath; to conspire; to confederate.
  • transitive verb. To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to implore earnestly; to adjure.
  • transitive verb. 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.
  • transitive verb. or make visible, as a spirit, by magic arts; hence, to invent.
  • intransitive verb. To practice magical arts; to use the tricks of a conjurer; to juggle; to charm.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To perform magic tricks.
  • verb. To summon up using supernatural power, as a devil
  • verb. To practice black magic.
  • verb. To evoke.
  • verb. To imagine or picture in the mind.
  • verb. To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.
  • verb. To conspire or plot.
  • noun. A practice of magic; hoodoo; conjuration.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
  • verb. engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
  • verb. ask for or request earnestly
  • Word Usage
    "We can let Charlotte and Lois and Elvira loose in the kitchen, and they can conjure up some scrambled eggs and toast for everyone, she said, inwardly wincing at even uttering the word conjure."
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    juggle  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    plead  
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    Words with the same meaning
    adjure  adjure  appeal  appeal to  ask  
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