conjure

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US /ˈkɑn.d͡ʒɚ/ UK /ˈkʌn.d͡ʒə/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

verb
To create a picture or feeling in someone's mind.

The old song conjured up memories of her childhood.
2

verb
To make something appear, as if by magic.

He somehow conjured a delicious meal from a nearly empty fridge.
3

verb
To perform magic tricks.

He began conjuring at fifteen and is now a famous stage magician.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to create a picture or... envisage imagine picture visualize

2 verb · to make something appear,... raise

Word family

Forms conjuredconjuresconjuring

Derived forms conjurableconjurementconjurerconjuressconjurorconjurourreconjureunconjuredupconjure

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conjure up
to bring something into existence or into the mind, seemingly by magic

Verb + adverb

Simplified etymology

The earliest meanings of conjure were “call on in the name of a divine or supernatural being” and “appeal solemnly to, entreat.” Its final element comes from Latin jurare “to swear, conspire,” which also gave English jury. The early ritual sense “call on a supernatural being to appear” developed into “make something appear as if by magic.”

Etymology

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”).

*h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European conjuren Middle English conjurer Old French coniūrō Latin

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# conjure

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑn.d͡ʒɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkʌn.d͡ʒə/
**Frequency rank:** 19605

## Meanings
1. To create a picture or feeling in someone's mind.
2. To make something appear, as if by magic.
3. To perform magic tricks.

## Examples
- The old song conjured up memories of her childhood.
- He somehow conjured a delicious meal from a nearly empty fridge.
- He began conjuring at fifteen and is now a famous stage magician.

## Derived Forms
- conjurable
- conjurement
- conjurer
- conjuress
- conjuror
- conjurour
- reconjure
- unconjured
- upconjure

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂yew-
- Root: conjuren
- Root: conjurer
- Root: coniūrō

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
Conjure is 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”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean to create a picture or feeling in someone's mind, or to make something appear, as if by magic. Derived formations include conjurable, conjurement, conjurer, conjuress, conjuror.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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