conjure in English dictionary

  • conjure

    Meanings and definitions of "conjure"

    • (African American Vernacular) A practice of magic; hoodoo; conjuration.
    • (intransitive) To perform magic tricks.
    • (transitive) To summon up using supernatural power, as a devil
    • (intransitive) To practice black magic.
    • (transitive) To evoke.
    • (transitive) To imagine or picture in the mind.
    • (transitive) To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.
    • (intransitive, obsolete) To conspire or plot.
    • noun
      (African American Vernacular)
      A practice of magic; hoodoo; conjuration.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To perform magic tricks.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To summon up using supernatural power, as a devil
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To practice black magic.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To evoke.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To imagine or picture in the mind.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.
    • verb
      (intransitive, obsolete)
      To conspire or plot.
    • To imagine or picture in the mind
    • To make an urgent request to; to appeal
    • To perform magic tricks
    • To summon up using supernatural power
    • To evoke
    • The art of entertaining an audience by performing illusions that baffle and amaze.
    • verb
      ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
    • verb
      engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"
    • verb
      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"
    • (to) practise witchcraft

    Synonyms of "conjure" in English dictionary

    plead, press, bid are the top synonyms of "conjure" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of conjure

    • conjure ( uncountable)
    • conjure ( third-person singular simple present conjures, present participle conjuring, simple past and past participle conjured)
    • conjure (uncountable)
    • conjure (third-person singular simple present conjures, present participle conjuring, simple past and past participle conjured)

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