conjure

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To perform magic tricks.
2. (transitive) To summon (a devil, etc.) using supernatural power.
3. (archaic, intransitive) To practice black magic.
4. (archaic, transitive) To enchant or bewitch.
5. (transitive) To evoke.
6. (transitive) To imagine or picture in the mind.
7. (archaic, transitive) To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.
8. (intransitive, obsolete) To conspire or plot.

Noun

The practice of magic; hoodoo; conjuration.

Synonyms

invoke

conspire

machinate

complot

adjure

beseech

juggle

practise sorcery

practise witchcraft

evoke

put forward

perform magic

bring up

press

call forth

conjure up

raise

entreat

cabal

call down

stir

arouse

bid

take out

trick

turn

play tricks

put a spell on

practise magic

play magic

practise witchcraft/sorcery

exercise magic

appeal

bewitch

call

call on

chicane

collogue

commend

exorcise

exorcize

grab

implore

jockey

magic

🪄

plead

plot

produce

remember

scheme

Translations

zaubern

conjurar

conjurer

εξορκίζω

conjurar

beschwören

cospirare

manigancer

invoquer

machiner

comploter

conspirer

ناشد

solliciter

heraufbeschwören

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʌn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: conjuren

In summary

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