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conjure

verb

1 conjure

Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic:
— He conjured wild birds in the air.

synonyms: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir.

Roget 545: deceive, take in; defraud, cheat, jockey, do, cozen, diddle, nab, chouse, play one false, bilk, cully, jilt, ... show more

Roget 992: practice sorcery etc. n.; cast a nativity, conjure, exorcise, charm, enchant; bewitch, bedevil; hoodoo, voodoo; entrance, ... show more

Dutch: goochelen, ontbieden, oproepen, zwarte magie beoefenen, toveren

2 conjure

Ask for or request earnestly.

synonyms: adjure, beseech, bid, entreat, press.

Roget 765: request, ask; beg, crave, sue, pray, petition, solicit, invite, pop the question, make bold to ask; beg leave, beg a boon; ... show more

Dutch: smeken, bezweren

3 conjure

Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together.

synonyms: cabal, complot, conspire, machinate.


Moby thesaurus: adjure, appeal, appeal to, bamboozle, beg, beguile, beseech, betray, bid come, bluff, brace, cajole, call, call away, call back, call for, call for help, call forth, call in, call on ... show more.

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