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conjure.

To perform magic tricks.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkʌn.d͡ʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɒn.d͡ʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑn.d͡ʒɚ/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ˈkʌn.d͡ʒɚ/Atlantic-Canada, General-American, obsolete
  1. To perform magic tricks.

    intransitive
    He started conjuring at the age of 15, and is now a famous stage magician.
  2. To summon (a devil, etc.) using supernatural power.

    transitive
  3. To practice black magic.

    archaic · intransitive
  4. To enchant or bewitch.

    archaic · transitive
  5. To evoke.

    transitive
  6. To imagine or picture in the mind.

    transitive
  7. To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.

    archaic · transitive
  8. To conspire or plot.

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English conjuren, from Old French conjurer, from Latin coniūrō (“to swear together; conspire”), from con- (“with, together”) + iūro (“to swear or take an oath”).

noun/ˈkʌn.d͡ʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɒn.d͡ʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑn.d͡ʒɚ/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ˈkʌn.d͡ʒɚ/Atlantic-Canada, General-American, obsolete
  1. The practice of magic; hoodoo; conjuration.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English conjuren, from Old French conjurer, from Latin coniūrō (“to swear together; conspire”), from con- (“with, together”) + iūro (“to swear or take an oath”).

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