conjure
IPA: kˈɑndʒɝ
noun
- (African-American Vernacular) The practice of magic; hoodoo; conjuration.
verb
- (intransitive) To perform magic tricks.
- (transitive) To summon (a devil, etc.) using supernatural power.
- (intransitive, archaic) To practice black magic.
- (transitive, archaic) To enchant or bewitch.
- (transitive) To evoke.
- (transitive) To imagine or picture in the mind.
- (transitive, archaic) To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To conspire or plot.
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Examples of "conjure" in Sentences
- Except for the die-hards, what attributes does the name conjure up?
- William deMille was now a name to conjure with in the American theater.
- To the uninitiated, the name may conjure up images of cuddly warm fur, but to many Philadelphia restaurateurs, it evokes bullhorns, shouting and intimidation.
- We can let Charlotte and Lois and Elvira loose in the kitchen, and they can conjure up some scrambled eggs and toast for everyone, she said, inwardly wincing at even uttering the word conjure.
- Jopling's first became a name to conjure with outside the stylish art world once he began being photographed at high society parties, invariably accessorised with trendy black-framed glasses and his vivacious former wife, Sam Taylor-Wood.
- The esteemed Bentley name, like that of Rolls-Royce, is world renowned for a tradition of excellence in automobiles that stretches back to 1919 -- but what did the name conjure up in today's new-age, and somewhat greener-in-its approach, guilt-laden auto world?
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