Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
conjure en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- audio Colorado
- /ˈkɑn.d͡ʒɚ/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
- /kənˈd͡ʒʊɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɒn.d͡ʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkʌn.d͡ʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kənˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkʌn.d͡ʒɚ/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American, obsolete)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɒn.d͡ʒɚ/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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(qualifier:African-American Vernacular, uncountable) The practice of magic; hoodoo; conjuration.
Deriveds
conjurewoman · conjureman
Relateds
conjuration
conjure en · VERB
Pronunciation
- audio Colorado
- /ˈkɑn.d͡ʒɚ/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
- /kənˈd͡ʒʊɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɒn.d͡ʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkʌn.d͡ʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kənˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkʌn.d͡ʒɚ/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American, obsolete)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɒn.d͡ʒɚ/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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(intransitive) To perform magic tricks.
He started conjuring at the age of 15, and is now a famous stage magician.
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(transitive) To summon (a devil, etc.) using supernatural power.
We all technically have the ability to conjure, just like Caine. It just comes naturally to him, but requires a lot more skill and concentration for us.
2026 March 20, Gooseworx, “hjsakldfhl” (21:28 from the start), in The Amazing Digital Circus, episode 8, spoken by Kinger (Sean Chiplock):
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(archaic, intransitive) To practice black magic.
"Thou great Norman lump!" he muttered. "If I conjure till Doomsday, I cannot make thee gold."
1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 7:
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(archaic, transitive) To enchant or bewitch.
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(transitive) To evoke.
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(transitive) To imagine or picture in the mind.
There was a deep silence, while Helen's vivid fancy conjured up the scene. She knew the small neat room—she had been with Mrs. Palmer to see it; the cheerful garden filled with flowers, the hum of the distant play-ground, the rosy clusters of an acacia-tree, whose branches almost came in at the window;...
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 51:
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(archaic, transitive) To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.
Stammering out something, I knew not what, I rolled away from him against the wall, and then conjured him, whoever or whatever he might be, to keep quiet, and let me get up and light the lamp again.
1851 November 14, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:I conjure you, let him know, / Whate'er was done against him, Cato did it.
1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene (please specify |scene=iii or iv), page 8:
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(intransitive, obsolete) To conspire or plot.
Drew after him the third part of Heaven's sons / Conjured against the Highest.
1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
Forms
Deriveds
conjure up · conjuress · reconjure · name to conjure with · conjurable · word to conjure with · conjurour · conjuror · conjurer · conjurement · unconjured · upconjure · conjure with
Synonyms
bespell · ensorcell · becry · spell · spellbind · enspell · enspell · picture · spellcast · bespell · envisage · visualize · ensorcell · imagine · enchant · glamour · bechat · conjure · englamour · jinx · witch · forspeak · hex · bewitch · mojo · maleficiate · beglammer
Translations (81)
la ēliciō (to summon using supernatural power) · uk заклинати (to make an urgent request to; to appeal) · bg викам духове (to summon using supernatural power) · fi harjoittaa noituutta (to practice black magic) · bg умолявам (to make an urgent request to; to appeal) · nl een dringend verzoek indienen (to make an urgent request to; to appeal) · cy dewinio (to summon using supernatural power) · enm conjuren (to make an urgent request to; to appeal) · uk викликати (to imagine or picture in the mind) · ru вызыва́ть ду́хов (to summon using supernatural power) · hu kér (to make an urgent request to; to appeal) · de hervorrufen (to evoke) · la evoco (to summon using supernatural power) · ur تصوّر میں لانا (to imagine or picture in the mind) · de anflehen (to make an urgent request to; to appeal) · uk закликати (to make an urgent request to; to appeal) · de zaubern (to perform magic tricks) · pt invocar (to summon using supernatural power) · cs kouzlit (to perform magic tricks) · cs čarovat (to perform magic tricks) · ru колдова́ть (to practice black magic) · de bitten (to make an urgent request to; to appeal) · fi vannottaa (to make an urgent request to; to appeal) · enm conjuren (to summon using supernatural power) · izh sanata (to practice black magic) · fi noitua (to summon using supernatural power) · bg апелирам (to make an urgent request to; to appeal) · cs přičarovat (to summon using supernatural power) · mi tuhi (to summon using supernatural power) · ru представля́ть (to imagine or picture in the mind) · uk заклинати (to practice black magic) · fi taikoa (to perform magic tricks) · pt evocar (to summon using supernatural power) · ru занима́ться ма́гией (to practice black magic) · fa احضار کردن (to summon using supernatural power) · nl ontbieden (to summon using supernatural power) · cy consurio (to summon using supernatural power) · ru призыва́ть (to evoke) · izh sanata (to perform magic tricks) · ltg raganēt (to practice black magic) · bg призовавам (to evoke) · cs vyčarovat (to summon using supernatural power) · sh čarati (to practice black magic) · la invoco (to summon using supernatural power) · da trylle (to perform magic tricks) · sv trolla (to perform magic tricks) · la accio (to summon using supernatural power) · ka სულის გამოძახება (to summon using supernatural power) · ltg čapasluot (to practice black magic) · cs vykouzlit (to summon using supernatural power) · pt conjurar (to summon using supernatural power) · pt convocar (to summon using supernatural power) · nl zwarte magie beoefenen (to practice black magic) · uk показувати фокуси (to perform magic tricks) · ru пока́зывать фо́кусы (to perform magic tricks) · de herbeirufen (to summon using supernatural power) · nl oproepen (to evoke) · de ersuchen (to make an urgent request to; to appeal) · uk викликати (to summon using supernatural power) · ru вызыва́ть (to evoke) · nl oproepen (to summon using supernatural power) · nl zich inbeelden (to imagine or picture in the mind) · sh čarati (to perform magic tricks) · ru вообража́ть (to imagine or picture in the mind) · lv burt (to practice black magic) · bg въобразявам си (to imagine or picture in the mind) · cs vyvolat (to evoke) · enm conjuren (to practice black magic) · fi herättää (to evoke) · mi pohewa (to imagine or picture in the mind) · fi vedota (to make an urgent request to; to appeal) · fi kuvitella (to imagine or picture in the mind) · nl goochelen (to perform magic tricks) · uk чаклувати (to practice black magic) · de heraufbeschwören (to evoke) · fa احضار کردن (to evoke) · de sich einbilden (to imagine or picture in the mind) · uk викликати (to evoke) · bg правя магии (to perform magic tricks) · uk благати (to make an urgent request to; to appeal) · ru умоля́ть (to make an urgent request to; to appeal)