Meaning

8 senses

  1. (intransitive)To perform magic tricks.

    He started conjuring at the age of 15, and is now a famous stage magician.

    zaubern

    пока́зывать фо́кусыpokázyvatʹ fókusy

    показувати фокусиpokazuvaty fokusy

  2. (transitive)To summon (a devil, etc.) using supernatural power.

    herbeirufen

    вызыва́ть ду́ховvyzyvátʹ dúxov

    викликатиvyklykaty

  3. (transitive)To evoke.

    hervorrufen, heraufbeschwören

    вызыва́тьvyzyvátʹ, призыва́тьprizyvátʹ

    викликатиvyklykaty

  4. (transitive)To imagine or picture in the mind.

    sich einbilden

    представля́тьpredstavljátʹ, вообража́тьvoobražátʹ

    викликатиvyklykaty

  5. (archaic, intransitive)To practice black magic.

    колдова́тьkoldovátʹ, занима́ться ма́гиейzanimátʹsja mágijej

    чаклуватиčakluvaty, заклинатиzaklynaty

  6. (archaic, transitive)To enchant or bewitch.

  7. (archaic, transitive)To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.

    bitten, anflehen, ersuchen

    умоля́тьumoljátʹ

    заклинатиzaklynaty, закликатиzaklykaty, благатиblahaty

  8. (intransitive, obsolete)To conspire or plot.

More definitions
  • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
  • engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
  • ask for or request earnestly

Examples

14 sentences

  1. What images does France conjure up for you?

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  2. This word conjures up a new way of life.

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  3. She conjured only a little for her own amusement.

    deSie zauberte nur ein bisschen zu ihrer eigenen Erheiterung.

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  4. Algeria, a name that conjures up vast desert landscapes.

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  5. What images does the name "Tom" conjure up for you?

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Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
to perform magic tricks:
to summon using supernatural power:
to practice black magic:
to make an urgent request to; to appeal:
Русский
By meaning 6
to perform magic tricks:
to summon using supernatural power:
to practice black magic:
to evoke:
to imagine or picture in the mind:
to make an urgent request to; to appeal:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
to perform magic tricks:
to summon using supernatural power:
to evoke:
to imagine or picture in the mind:
to make an urgent request to; to appeal:

Origin

From Middle English conjuren, from Old French conjurer, from Latin coniūrō (“to swear toge

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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Forms

conjures, conjuring, conjured, conjured
Base formconjure · to conjure
3rd person singularconjures
Present participleconjuring
Past simpleconjured
Past participleconjured

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyconjure
he, she, itconjures

Past simpleLesson

all personsconjured

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave conjured
he, she, ithas conjured

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill conjure

Synonyms

43 synonyms
spellA2envisageC1imagineA1pictureB2bespellensorcellenspellbechatbecrybeglammerbewitchenchantenglamourforspeak
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words
Relatedconjurerconjurationconjurorconjuryconjuring
Derivedconjurableconjurementconjuressconjure upreconjureunconjuredupconjure

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
conjugateconjugationconjunctionB2conjunctivitisconjurerconkconlang
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