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conjure::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir |
| Type of | call up, summon |
| Has types | curse, anathemise, imprecate, maledict, damn, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, bless |
| Verb group | kick up, evoke, provoke, call forth |
| Derivation | conjuration, conjurer, conjuring, conjuror, conjury |
he conjured wild birds in the air.
Examples of conjure
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As composers, they conjure all kinds of imaginative and progressive soundscapes.
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Elsewhere, he's lighted so bright that his shadows conjure a genial Bela Lugosi.
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They conjure up images of matadors, fiestas and sun-bathed, idyllic countryside.
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Say the words, and they conjure magic inside the big-top world of Ringling Bros.
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A major technology marketer is about to conjure up an ideal world called ITopia.
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Countries that might need to conjure up a new currency quickly know who to call.
From the economist.com
Spells, incantations, or the blowing of a whistle can conjure destructive winds.
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It can conjure shivers of agoraphobia or a stalled-dream, De Chirico-like dread.
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Conjure an image of the archetypal relegation fight and you will be about right.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Raise: 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"
- Bid: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
- Conspire: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"
- (conjuring) calling up a spirit or devil
- Conjuration in traditional and most contemporary usage refers to a magical act of invoking spirits or using incantations or charms to cast magical spells. In the context of legerdemain, it may also refer to the performance of illusion or magic tricks for show. ...
- (Conjuring (book)) Conjuring is a book by James Randi. Randi gives a detailed history of conjuring, more commonly known as magic. Said to be the world's second oldest profession, Randi's illustrated volume tells the story of magic and its bizarre history. ...
- (The Conjuring) Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Megadeth. It was released in November of 1986. Originally, the project was handled by Combat Records, and this resulted in the first mix of the album. ...
- A practice of magic; hoodoo; conjuration; To perform magic tricks; To summon up using supernatural power, as a devil; To practice black magic; To evoke; To imagine or picture in the mind; To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech; To conspire or plot
- (conjuring) An act in which something is conjured
