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Definitions for Conjure

[1] to affect or influence by or as if by invocation or spell.
[2] to effect, produce, bring, etc., by or as by magic: to conjure a miracle.
[3] to call upon or command (a devil or spirit) by invocation or spell.
[4] to call or bring into existence by or as if by magic (usually followed by up ): She seemed to have conjured up the person she was talking about.
[5] to bring to mind; recall (usually followed by up ): to conjure up the past.
[6] to appeal to solemnly or earnestly: I conjure you to hear my plea.
[7] Obsolete . to charge solemnly.
[8] to call upon or command a devil or spirit by invocation or spell.
[9] to practice magic.
[10] to practice legerdemain.
[11] Obsolete . to conspire.
[12] Chiefly Southern U.S. an act or instance of witchcraft or voodoo, especially a spell.
[13] (intr) to practise conjuring or be a conjuror
[14] (intr) to call upon supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
[15] (kənˈdʒʊə ) (tr) to appeal earnestly or strongly to I conjure you to help me
[16] a name to conjure with a person thought to have great power or influence any name that excites the imagination

Words related to Conjure

crave, exorcise, invoke, summon, urge, beseech, pray, beg, importune, entreat, ask, supplicate, brace, adjure, entrance, bewitch, raise, charm, voodoo, levitate

Words nearby Conjure

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

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

Word origin for Conjure

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

Synonyms for Conjure

crave, adjure, ask, beg, beseech, brace, entreat, importune, pray, supplicate, urge