Thesaurus: conjure

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1. v. t. To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to implore earnestly; to adjure.
2. v. i. To combine together by an oath; to conspire; to confederate.
3. v. t. To affect or effect by conjuration; to call forth or send away by magic arts; to excite or alter, as if by magic or by the aid of supernatural powers.
4. v. i. To practice magical arts; to use the tricks of a conjurer; to juggle; to charm.
5. v. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
6. v. ask for or request earnestly
7. v. engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
8. To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to implore earnestly; to adjure. I conjure you, let him know, Whate'er was done against him, Cato did it. Addison. To combine together by an eath; to conspire; to confederate. [A Latinism] Drew after him the third part of Heaven's sons Conjured against the Highest. Milton. To affect or effect by conjuration; to call forth or send away by magic arts; to excite or alter, as if by magic or by the aid of supernatural powers. The habitation which your prophet . . . conjured the devil into. Shak. To conjure up, or make visible, as a spirit, by magic arts; hence, to invent; as, to conjure up a story; to conjure up alarms. To practice magical arts; to use the tricks of a conjurer; to juggle; to charm. She conjures; away with her. Shak.
9. To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; toimplore earnestly; to adjure.I conjure you, let him know, Whate'er was done against him, Cato didit. Addison.
10. v:100 v summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic v ask for or request earnestly v engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together