1a. To summon (a devil or spirit) by magical or supernatural power. b. To influence or effect by or as if by magic: tried to conjure away the doubts that beset her.2a. To call or bring to mind; evoke: “Arizona conjures up an image of stark deserts for most Americans” (American Demographics). b. To imagine; picture: “a sight to store away, then conjure up someday when they were no longer together” (Nelson DeMille). 3.Archaic To call on or entreat solemnly, especially by an oath.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To perform magic tricks, especially by sleight of hand. 2a. To summon a devil by magic or supernatural power. b. To practice black magic.
NOUN:
Chiefly Southern U.S. (knjr) See hoodoo (sense 1a).
ADJECTIVE:
Chiefly Southern U.S. Of or practicing folk magic: a conjure woman.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English conjuren, from Old French conjurer, to use a spell, from Late Latin conirre, to pray by something holy, from Latin, to swear together : com-, com- + irre, to swear; see yewes- in Appendix I.
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