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US
/ˈkɑndʒɝ/
]
[ UK /kˈʌndʒɐ/ ]
[ UK /kˈʌndʒɐ/ ]
VERB
-
ask for or request earnestly
The prophet bid all people to become good persons -
engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
They conspired to overthrow the government -
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
he conjured wild birds in the air
raise the specter of unemployment
call down the spirits from the mountain
How To Use conjure In A Sentence
- Representing France, Jean-Marc Bustamante conjures a ‘Pavilion of the Amazons,’ which centers on four large color photographs of solitary, unsmiling young women standing in resolutely unpicturesque landscapes.
- With names such as Codex Sinaiticus, the Macregol Gospels and the Valenciennes Apocalypse, they evoke lost empires and ancient monasteries as surely as archaeopteryx and ceratosaurus conjure up primeval swamps and forests. GetReligion
- And the images you conjure with "straddling glowing globes and caressing the giant W" makes us sound so freakin 'horny ... oh wait ... nevermind. Blogger Bender - Part II
- Later presidents tried to revive it to conjure up domestic support for their beleaguered policies.
- Harvard-educated Internet entrepreneur and cosmopolite Alex Vik and his wife, Carrie, set out to conjure up a comprehensive personal vision here that involves ranch life, sports, and luxury; a genuine sense of place; and a reach for something universal. Off the Beaten Track
- To say the word god in American public discourse is to conjure up a number of images and ideas that serve to undermine democracy in name of religious freedom. Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou: 'Gods, Gays and Guns' (EXCERPT)
- Kristen would run out to get a blood test while I watched an online tutorial; she would pop Clomid while I conjured up the courage to give myself a shot. Times Two
- It conjures an image of those of us who find winning too hard to swallow. Times, Sunday Times
- Why not let a piece of fine British craftsmanship become the magic lamp that conjures up memories of this jubilee? Times, Sunday Times
- He knows where the work's heart lies and how to conjure its spell from the music 's limpid simplicity and antiquarian turns of phrase. Times, Sunday Times