From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Conjure \Con*jure"\ (k[o^]n*j[=u]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Conjured} (-j[=u]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Conjuring}.] [F.
conjurer, fr. L. conjurare to swear together, to conspire;
con- + jurare to swear. See {Jury}.]
To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to
implore earnestly; to adjure.
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I conjure you, let him know,
Whate'er was done against him, Cato did it. --Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Conjure \Con*jure"\, v. i.
To combine together by an oath; to conspire; to confederate.
[A Latinism]
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Drew after him the third part of Heaven's sons
Conjured against the Highest. --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Conjure \Con"jure\, 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.
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The habitation which your prophet . . . conjured the
devil into. --Shak.
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{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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Conjure \Con"jure\, v. i.
To practice magical arts; to use the tricks of a conjurer; to
juggle; to charm.
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She conjures; away with her. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
conjure
v 1: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by
magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured
wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the
mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke},
{evoke}, {stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put
forward}, {call forth}]
2: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to
become good persons" [syn: {bid}, {beseech}, {entreat},
{adjure}, {press}, {conjure}]
3: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear
together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn:
{conspire}, {cabal}, {complot}, {conjure}, {machinate}]
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