conjure
verb /ˈkʌndʒə(r)/
/ˈkɑːndʒər/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they conjure | /ˈkʌndʒə(r)/ /ˈkɑːndʒər/ |
| he / she / it conjures | /ˈkʌndʒəz/ /ˈkɑːndʒərz/ |
| past simple conjured | /ˈkʌndʒəd/ /ˈkɑːndʒərd/ |
| past participle conjured | /ˈkʌndʒəd/ /ˈkɑːndʒərd/ |
| -ing form conjuring | /ˈkʌndʒərɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːndʒərɪŋ/ |
- to do clever tricks such as making things seem to appear or disappear as if by magic
- Her grandfather taught her to conjure.
- conjure something + adv./prep. He could conjure coins from behind people's ears.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryConjure is used with these nouns as the object:- ghost
- image
- magic
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘oblige by oath’): from Old French conjurer ‘to plot or exorcize’, from Latin conjurare ‘band together by an oath, conspire’ (in medieval Latin ‘invoke’), from con- ‘together’ + jurare ‘swear’.
Idioms
a name to conjure with (British English)
- (North American English a name to reckon with)a person or thing that is well known and respected in a particular field
- Miyazaki is still a name to conjure with among anime fans.
- (humorous) used when you mention a name that you think is difficult to remember or pronounce
- He comes from Tighnabruaich—now there's a name to conjure with!