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conjure

noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkʌn.d͡ʒə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.d͡ʒə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Atlantic-Canada, General-American: /ˈkɑn.d͡ʒɚ/
  • Atlantic-Canada, General-American, obsolete: /ˈkʌn.d͡ʒɚ/
  • Colorado Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˈkɒn.d͡ʒɚ/ of the US
  • rhymes with -ʌndʒə(ɹ)
  • rhymes with -ɒndʒə(ɹ)
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /kənˈd͡ʒʊɚ/
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 N JH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The practice of magic; hoodoo; conjuration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: African-American Vernacular

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To perform magic tricks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • He started conjuring at the age of 15, and is now a famous stage magician.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To summon (a devil, etc.) using supernatural power.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To practice black magic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To enchant or bewitch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bespell, ensorcell, enspell, bechat, becry, beglammer, bewitch, conjure, enchant, englamour, forspeak, glamour, hex, jinx, maleficiate, mojo, spell, spellbind, spellcast, witch

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To evoke.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To imagine or picture in the mind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: envisage, imagine, picture, visualize

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To conspire or plot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • They conspired to overthrow the government

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conspire, cabal, complot, machinate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plot

Narrower terms: coconspire

11

verb

Meaning 11

ask for or request earnestly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The prophet bid all people to become good persons

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plead

12

verb

Meaning 12

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • raise the specter of unemployment
  • he conjured wild birds in the air
  • call down the spirits from the mountain

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: raise, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: make, create

Narrower terms: curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict, bless

History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

81 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: правя магии (pravja magii) — to perform magic tricks
  • Czech: kouzlit — to perform magic tricks
  • Czech: čarovat — to perform magic tricks
  • Danish: trylle — to perform magic tricks
  • Dutch: goochelen — to perform magic tricks
  • Finnish: taikoa — to perform magic tricks
  • German: zaubern — to perform magic tricks
  • Ingrian: sanata — to perform magic tricks
  • Russian: пока́зывать фо́кусы (pokázyvatʹ fókusy) — to perform magic tricks
  • Serbo-Croatian: čarati — to perform magic tricks
  • Swedish: trolla — to perform magic tricks
  • Ukrainian: показувати фокуси (pokazuvaty fokusy) — to perform magic tricks
  • Bulgarian: викам духове (vikam duhove) — to summon using supernatural power
  • Czech: vykouzlit — to summon using supernatural power
  • Czech: vyčarovat — to summon using supernatural power
  • Czech: přičarovat — to summon using supernatural power
  • Dutch: oproepen — to summon using supernatural power
  • Dutch: ontbieden — to summon using supernatural power
  • Finnish: noitua — to summon using supernatural power
  • Georgian: სულის გამოძახება (sulis gamoʒaxeba) — to summon using supernatural power
  • German: herbeirufen — to summon using supernatural power
  • Latin: accio — to summon using supernatural power
  • Latin: ēliciō — to summon using supernatural power
  • Latin: evoco — to summon using supernatural power
  • Latin: invoco — to summon using supernatural power
  • Māori: tuhi — to summon using supernatural power
  • Middle English: conjuren — to summon using supernatural power
  • Persian: احضار کردن (ehzâr kardan) — to summon using supernatural power
  • Portuguese: evocar — to summon using supernatural power
  • Portuguese: invocar — to summon using supernatural power
  • Portuguese: convocar — to summon using supernatural power
  • Portuguese: conjurar — to summon using supernatural power
  • Russian: вызыва́ть ду́хов (vyzyvátʹ dúxov) — to summon using supernatural power
  • Ukrainian: викликати (vyklykaty) — to summon using supernatural power
  • Welsh: consurio — to summon using supernatural power
  • Welsh: dewinio — to summon using supernatural power
  • Dutch: zwarte magie beoefenen — to practice black magic
  • Finnish: harjoittaa noituutta — to practice black magic
  • Ingrian: sanata — to practice black magic
  • Latgalian: raganēt — to practice black magic
  • Latgalian: čapasluot — to practice black magic
  • Latvian: burt — to practice black magic
  • Middle English: conjuren — to practice black magic
  • Russian: колдова́ть (koldovátʹ) — to practice black magic
  • Russian: занима́ться ма́гией (zanimátʹsja mágijej) — to practice black magic
  • Serbo-Croatian: čarati — to practice black magic
  • Ukrainian: чаклувати (čakluvaty) — to practice black magic
  • Ukrainian: заклинати (zaklynaty) — to practice black magic
  • Bulgarian: призовавам (prizovavam) — to evoke
  • Czech: vyvolat — to evoke
  • Dutch: oproepen — to evoke
  • Finnish: herättää — to evoke
  • German: hervorrufen — to evoke
  • German: heraufbeschwören — to evoke
  • Persian: احضار کردن (ehzâr kardan) — to evoke
  • Russian: вызыва́ть (vyzyvátʹ) — to evoke
  • Russian: призыва́ть (prizyvátʹ) — to evoke
  • Ukrainian: викликати (vyklykaty) — to evoke
  • Bulgarian: въобразявам си (vǎobrazjavam si) — to imagine or picture in the mind
  • Dutch: zich inbeelden — to imagine or picture in the mind
  • Finnish: kuvitella — to imagine or picture in the mind
  • German: sich einbilden — to imagine or picture in the mind
  • Māori: pohewa — to imagine or picture in the mind
  • Russian: представля́ть (predstavljátʹ) — to imagine or picture in the mind
  • Russian: вообража́ть (voobražátʹ) — to imagine or picture in the mind
  • Ukrainian: викликати (vyklykaty) — to imagine or picture in the mind
  • Urdu: تصوّر میں لانا — to imagine or picture in the mind
  • Bulgarian: умолявам (umoljavam) — to make an urgent request to; to appeal
  • Bulgarian: апелирам (apeliram) — to make an urgent request to; to appeal
  • Dutch: een dringend verzoek indienen — to make an urgent request to; to appeal
  • Finnish: vedota — to make an urgent request to; to appeal
  • Finnish: vannottaa — to make an urgent request to; to appeal
  • German: bitten — to make an urgent request to; to appeal
  • German: anflehen — to make an urgent request to; to appeal
  • German: ersuchen — to make an urgent request to; to appeal
  • Hungarian: kér — to make an urgent request to; to appeal
  • Middle English: conjuren — to make an urgent request to; to appeal
  • Russian: умоля́ть (umoljátʹ) — to make an urgent request to; to appeal
  • Ukrainian: заклинати (zaklynaty) — to make an urgent request to; to appeal
  • Ukrainian: закликати (zaklykaty) — to make an urgent request to; to appeal
  • Ukrainian: благати (blahaty) — to make an urgent request to; to appeal